The Transformation of Contract Incentive Structures

Abstract

The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems Acquisition and Operations contract for the next generation of weather satellites uses innovative incentive structures to motivate contractor performance. The incentive approach combines an award fee and mission success fee arrangement to include a cost mitigation approach putting fee at risk and tying corporate executive pay to contract performance. This business approach is complemented by a shared ownership approach to the development and production of the satellites. These innovative approaches give the government the flexibility to share system responsibility while motivating the contractor toward outstanding performance on the contract.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA423525

Entities

People

  • Robert M Graham

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Commerce
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Overruns
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Motivation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Value Engineering

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites