Contracting Practices for the C-17 Flight Test Aircraft
Abstract
In 1981, the Air Force initiated development of the C-17 aircraft to provide additional capability to airlift the full range of Defense cargo. The Air Force planned to buy 120 aircraft at an estimated cost of $35 billion. Douglas Aircraft Company, the prime contractor, had a $6.6 billion single ceiling, fixed-price-incentive contract for development and production of six aircraft. The "T-1 Assembly Complete" contractual milestone took place in December 1990. The C-l7 was one of nine programs included in the "Audit of the Effectiveness of the DoD Use of Contractor Cost and Schedule Control System Data on Major Defense Acquisition Programs." The audit objective was to evaluate the implementation and oversight of cost and schedule control systems and the use of data reported by contractors complying with cost and schedule control system criteria. In June 1991, we expanded the scope of the audit to address contracting issues related to the establishment and acceptance of the "T-1 Assembly Complete" contractual event-based milestone for the C-17 flight test aircraft.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 10, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA378363
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense