| Government Accountability Office Bid Protests in Air Force Source Selections: Evidence and Options |
Jan 2012 |
176 pages |
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Frank A Camm; Mary E Chenoweth; John C Graser; Thomas Light; Mark A Lorell; Rena Rudavsky; Peter A Lewis; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA
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 | When an offeror in an Air Force source selection believes that the Air Force has made an error that is large enough to change the outcome of the source selection, the offeror can file a protest with the Office of General Counsel of the GAO. Following a review, if GAO agrees that a significant error has occurred, it can suggest how the Air Force should correct the error. GAO cannot ... |
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| Options for and Costs of Retaining C-17 Aircraft Production-Only Tooling |
Jan 2012 |
72 pages |
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John C Graser; Edward G Keating; Guy Weichenberg; Michael Boito; Soumen Saha; Robert G DeFeo; Steven Strain; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Air Force (USAF) asked the RAND Corporation to analyze the desirability of storing government-funded, production-only tooling when production of the C-17A cargo aircraft ends. To address this question, we focused on weapon system-specific production-only tooling, i.e., tooling not used in weapon system sustainment and useful only for producing C-17s, that is, not readily convertible for use on a different weapon system. Immediate disposal of weapon system-specific production-only tooling ... |
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| The Air Force's Experience with Should-Cost Reviews and Options for Enhancing Its Capability to Conduct Them |
Jan 2012 |
66 pages |
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Michael Boito; Kevin Brancato; John C Graser; Cynthia R Cook; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA
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| This research on pricing capability was motivated by the long-standing problems of cost growth of major weapon system acquisition programs and the high costs in general of Department of Defense (DoD) equipment.1 The problem of cost growth has plagued DoD for several decades. Many studies have documented the amount of the growth, and some have looked at the causes of the growth. Many of these studies have used data from ... |
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| A Methodology for Comparing Costs and Benefits of Management Alternatives for F-22 Sustainment |
Jan 2011 |
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Cynthia R Cook; Michael Boito; John C Graser; Edward G Keating; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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 | In 2007, the U.S. Air Force planned to contract with Lockheed Martin, which would act as the product support integrator (PSI) to manage weapon system sustainment for the F-22 air vehicle, and with Pratt & Whitney, which would fulfill the same role for the F119 engine. (The contracts would continue the existing sustainment approach featuring public-private partnerships, in which most depot repair work is managed by the contractors but is ... |
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| Retaining F-22A Tooling: Options and Costs |
Jan 2011 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
John C Graser; Kevin Brancato; Guy Weichenberg; Soumen Saha; Akilah Wallace; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ARLINGTON VA
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| In April 2009, the Secretary of Defense announced that production of the F-22A fighter would stop at 187 aircraft. In the fiscal year (FY) 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress stipulated a requirement for several reports about the F-22A. One, for example, required an evaluation of the feasibility of creating an export version of the F-22A. Section 133 of the NDAA also required a plan to deal with the ... |
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| Ending F-22A Production: Costs and Industrial Base Implications of Alternative Options |
Jan 2010 |
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Obald Younossi; Kevin Brancato; John C Graser; Thomas Light; Rena Rudavsky; Jerry M Sollinger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Air Force's F-22A Raptor is the world's most advanced fighter aircraft. Currently, Congress has authorized the procurement of 187 F-22As. The final production funding for the program of record is in fiscal year (FY) 2009, with the last delivery about two years later. After this, the Air Force will continue with contracts that provide for some modernization and sustainment work but no new production. Since Congress has prohibited ... |
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| Contractor Logistics Support in the U.S. Air Force |
Jan-2009 |
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Michael Boito; Cynthia R Cook; John C Graser; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Air Force has several options for sustaining weapon systems and components but has, in recent years, increasingly chosen contractor logistics support CLS over organic support. Still, questions remain about costs and efficiency, even about whether CLS is the best option. The authors explored these by reviewing the relevant government and DoD documents and data and by speaking with various knowledgeable individuals. The authors noted that CLS contracts have often ... |
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| Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems. Past Lessons and Future Recommendations |
01-Jan-2008 |
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Obaid Younossi; Shari L Pfleeger; Robert S Leonard; Yool Kim; John C Graser; Bernard Fox; Mel Eisman; Cynthia R Cook; Kevin Brancato; Mark A Lorell; Jerry M Sollinger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In response to historically high cost growth in the acquisition of space systems, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, in accordance with National Security Space (NSS) Acquisition Policy, directed the Air Force acquisition community to support the development of independent, accurate, and timely cost analyses to make the acquisition of NSS systems more realistic in terms of estimated costs. In turn, the former commander of Air Force Space Command ... |
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