Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Administrative law.

Executive-legislative relations.

Defense contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (23 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

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Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-1909b in the 2012 issue.

Provides background information on multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy contracting (BBC), which are special contracting mechanisms that Congress permits DOD to use for a limited number of defense acquisition programs. Examines contracting approaches of MYP and BBC and how they compare to annual contracting. Addresses issues for Congress, and discusses legislative activity for FY2013.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition

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