Base Operations Support (BOS) Competitive Sourcing and Privatization: How Are We Doing?
Abstract
Throughout the 1990s, the Air Force has been at the forefront of the DoD Competitive Sourcing and Privatization (CS&P) revolution, As defense budgets continue to shrink and force modernization needs increase, the Air Force is turning to outsourced Base Operations Support (BOS) services as a key opportunity for cost savings and improved efficiencies, Enormously diverse both in size and complexity, the consolidation or "bundling" of separate base services into one large BOS contract has been steadily growing across the Air Force, These BOS initiatives range from CONUS main operating bases (MOBs) to forward operating bases (FOBs), air stations, and remote radar sites in the US and in foreign countries Accordingly, many different government program/contract management organizational structures have been created to manage contractor performance some more successful than others, Many of the early BOS challenges grew out of the initial rush to outsource coupled with the lack of a comprehensive Air Force-level strategic direction/policy to organize, educate, and train personnel and facilitate the radical paradigm shift to commercially provided BOS services, In turn, these have resulted in fewer cost savings and less effective BOS management than could be realized, The thesis of this research is that significant cost savings and improved BOS support to the warfighter can be achieved, but only through careful organizational restructuring, strong investment in personnel education/training, and continuing BOS process improvements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA407046
Entities
People
- Kurt J. Kitti
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College