Acquisition of Mine Countermeasures Ships

Abstract

In March 1980, the Chief of Naval Operations issued a decision to build a wooden-hulled Mine Countermeasures (MCM) ship based on the existing Minesweeper, Ocean 523 design. The MCM class ships will clear bottom and moored mines in coastal and offshore areas. In FY 1983, the MCM ship program was approved for 14 ships at an estimated cost of $1.3 billion. By FY 1991, as a result of contract modifications and inflation, the program had grown to $1.7 billion. The MCM ship program is managed by the Program Manager Ship 303 at the Naval Sea Systems Command. The audit's overall objective was to evaluate the acquisition management of the MCM ship program to determine whether the MCM ships were effective, properly supported, and economically procured. The audit also included a review of applicable internal controls.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1992
Accession Number
ADA377718

Entities

People

  • Bernard Baranosky
  • Donald E. Reed
  • Rayburn H. Stricklin
  • Ronald L. Nickens
  • Verne F. Petz

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Program Management
  • Shipbuilding
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.