Performance-based contracting in the Air Force : a report on experiences in the field / John A. Ausink [et al.]

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Ausink, John A.

Contributor:

Cannon, Charles.

Project Air Force (U.S.)

Rand Corporation.

Series:

Documented briefing (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts--United States.

Defense contracts.

Contracting out--United States.

Contracting out.

Performance contracts--United States.

Performance contracts.

United States. Air Force--Procurement.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, the Office of the Secretary of Defense has initiatedand the Air Force has aggressively implementeda policy aimed at the widespread adoption of performance-based services acquisition (PBSA), an outcome-oriented approach in which the buyer tells the offeror what it needs rather than how to meet that need.

Contents:

PREFACE; CONTENTS; Preface iii; Summary vii; Acknowledgments xiii; Acronyms xv; INTRODUCTION 1; BACKGROUND 4; INTERVIEW RESULTS 11; RESULTS OF PBSA IMPLEMENTATION 32; CONCLUSIONS 39; Appendix; A. LESSONS FOR FUTURE SERVICES ACQUISITIONS 47; B. INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE TEMPLATE 55; C. INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS BY CONTRACT 57; References 59; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Appendix A; LESSONS FOR FUTURE SERVICES ACQUISITIONS; Appendix B INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE TEMPLATE; Appendix C INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS BY CONTRACT; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781598754162

1598754165

OCLC:

475945267