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Defense contracting : competition for services and recent initiatives to increase competitive procurements : report to Congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armed Forces--Procurement.
- Armed Forces.
- United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Defense--Procurement.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 30 pages) : color illustrations, map
- Place of Publication:
- Washington D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 2012.
- Summary:
- Competition is a critical tool for achieving the best return on investment for taxpayers. In fiscal year 2011, the Department of Defense (DOD) obligated about $375 billion through contracts; more than half that amount was for services. Agencies are required to award contracts on the basis of full and open competition, but are permitted to award noncompetitive contracts in certain situations. The Senate Armed Services Committee report on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 directed GAO to report on competition for DOD contracts and task orders for services. GAO examined (1) how competition rates for services compare to competition rates for products and trends in competition for services, (2) the reasons for noncompetitive contracts and task orders for services, and (3) steps DOD has taken to increase competition.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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