Comparison of Past Performance Practices between the Department of the Navy and Commercial Industry

Abstract

Since the passage of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, all Federal Departments and Agencies have initiated procedures to use past contractor performance information in source selections and to record contractor performance on in-process contracts. Past performance information is intended to aid the government in determining "best value" contractors and to provide a monitoring process that encourages contractors to perform at their best. This thesis investigates the use of past performance information in the Federal acquisition process by looking at the Navy's mandatory requirements for gathering past performance information and reviewing the current policies and practices for the collection and use of past performance information within two Department of the Navy buying commands, It then reviews the current practices of collection and use of past performance information within four finds in commercial industry, identifying any similar standards or guidance. The practices of the two buying commands" are compared with the practices of the four commercial firms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA405939

Entities

People

  • Ricky L. Robins

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • United States

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