Price-Based Acquisition. Issues and Challenges for Defense Department Procurement of Weapon Systems

Abstract

This report presents findings from a research study conducted by RAND Project AIR FORCE, a division of the RAND Corporation, to examine the effects of using price-based acquisition (PBA) approaches for the development and production of major Air Force weapon systems, subsystems, and other military-unique articles. Typically in these cases, the cost-based acquisition (CBA) approach is used-i.e., the price to develop and produce such an article is based on cost data that the government requires the contractor to provide. Critics of this traditional, CBA method see it as imposing heavy regulatory burdens on the government and the contractor and tending to discourage potential non-defense contractors from competing for government contracts, thus reducing competition and quality and increasing cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA440498

Entities

People

  • Cynthia R. Cook
  • John C. Graser
  • Mark A. Lorell

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Procurement
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis