Management of the Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative Program
Abstract
Introduction. In FY 1997, the Joint Dual Use Applications Program Office began the Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative program. The program goal was to reduce operations and support costs by introducing commercial technology or items into fielded military systems. Commercial technology or items is defined as a product that has been sold, leased, or licensed to the commercial sector. Under the guidance of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, the Military Departments issued 59 Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative projects with an initial value of $186.2 million, $47.8 million, and $51.2 million for FYs 1997, 1999, and 2000, respectively. The DoD investment was $96.2 for FY 1997, $32.7 million for FY 1999, and $35.5 million for FY 2000, with the balance representing contractor contributions. The Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative program is a two-stage process. The first stage requires developing and testing a prototype of the commercial technology to prove the technology's application to a fielded military system. If Stage 1 is successful, the Military Department initiates the second stage by procuring and installing the commercial technology prototype into fielded military systems, thus realizing the reduction of operations and support costs. To obtain Stage 1 prototype development, the Military Departments awarded other transaction agreements as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 1994, section 845. The other transaction authority was authorized to obtain technology from the commercial sector that traditionally does not do business with DoD because of procurement regulations. Stage 2 requires the use of Federal Acquisition Regulation contracting procedures for the prototype procurement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA389936
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense