Commercial Acquisition Demystified. How Commercial Satellite Acquisition Conforms to FAR Part 12

Abstract

Initiatives announced by Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates in August 2010 to reduce overhead costs by more than $100 billion over the next five years will challenge the imagination, courage, and persistence of the nation's government-industry acquisition team to do its required share. What if, however, ways already existed to reduce cost but were not well understood? This article examines ways to decrease costs in commercial satellite acquisition and discusses five widely held myths regarding commercial satellite acquisition and manufacturing practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA535300

Entities

People

  • Brian P. Brodfuehrer
  • Eric K. Spitle
  • John Krieger
  • Michael J. Giomi

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Procurement
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Based
  • Space Systems
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites