Examining Reasons for, and Impact of, Bundled and Consolidated Contacts at the U.S. Department of the Navy

Abstract

The Department of the Navy Bundling & Consolidation Study: Review of FY2010 Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) data recent record year for bundling/consolidation per House Armed Services Committee Panel on Business in the Defense Industry. DOD-wide: 224 contracts worth $21.1 billion; DON share: 44 contracts (about 20 percent) worth $831,948,735.18 (about 4 percent). Support from NPS Acquisition Research Program/DON OSBP. Unique study: It addressed features of these DON contracts; buying commands actions and buying commands performance in awarding fair share of contracts to small firms. At the same time, study followed Title 15/Title 10 definitions; it presumed these FPDS contracts meet Title 15/Title 10 definitions and data otherwise was accurately reported. None of 4 major prior studies followed all of these protocols. This study had two objectives: #1 To resolve disagreements between 4 major prior studies, #2 To provide practical recommendations to DON OSBP on reducing bundling/consolidation, improving DON small business performance, and improving DON defense acquisition system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563495

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  • Max Kidalov

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  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • Department Of Defense
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