Competition: An Integral Part of the Acquisition Process

Abstract

The concept of competition for defense acquisition is one that requires careful examination and discussion in today's cost conscious environment. The Office of Management and Budget Circular A-109 directs each government agency to ... depend on, whenever economically beneficial, competition between similar or differing system concepts throughout the acquisition process. This direction leads to the current high level attention that competition is receiving today. Competition is being examined as a major factor in cost control for weapon system procurement for the entire acquisition process. The need for complete preplanning and market research to promote effective competition is apparent when past procurement efforts are examined. Preplanning and market research in the early stages of the acquisition process are areas that need active management support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002774

Entities

People

  • R. C. Head

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Competition
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Energy Consumption
  • Environment
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Governments
  • Low Altitude
  • Market Research
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Test Sets
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics