Contract Award for the Fluid Flow Restrictor Spare Part

Abstract

This audit was performed in response to a request from Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, on behalf of Birken Manufacturing Company (Birken). Birken alleged that the Defense Supply Center, Columbus, improperly awarded a contract for fluid flow restrictors to General Electric at a price significantly higher than the one proposed by Birken. The contract for 48 fluid flow restrictors was awarded at a unit price of $984.04 compared to Birken's quote of $221.40. Birken alleged its quote was improperly rejected because it included use of a substitute material. The drawing for the fluid flow restrictor specifies that Inconel or AMS 5524 be used to manufacture the part. Birken claimed that use of the substitute material was accepted on previous contracts and that there had never been a problem with the material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 03, 2000
Accession Number
ADA383493

Entities

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Financial Management
  • Fluid Flow
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • International Relations
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Spare Parts
  • Specifications

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Metallurgy