Defense contracts: better monitoring could improve DOD's management of award lead times : 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):

United States. Department of Defense--Procurement--Management.

United States.

Letting of contracts--United States--Management.

Letting of contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 48 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Defense contracts: better monitoring could improve Department of Defense's management of award lead times

GAO-24-106528 Defense contracts

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2024.

Summary:

DOD uses contracts to procure goods and services ranging from cutting-edge military aircraft to common office supplies. DOD leadership and contractors have expressed concern about the length of time it takes to award contracts, which includes PALT. DOD began collecting data to measure PALT in June 2018 for contracts and orders valued above $250,000. This report assesses changes in PALT over a four-year period and the extent of efforts--both DOD-wide and by selected DOD components--to manage and monitor the length of time it takes to award contracts. GAO is making 3 recommendations. These include that DOD assess how existing procurement data can be leveraged to monitor PALT across the department, determine if the PALT Tracker is necessary to supplement existing procurement data, and make improvements to its PALT Tracker if it continues to be used to track PALT for procurements over $250 million in value.

Contents:

Background

Award lead times decreased for DOD contracts generally, but increased for higher value, competitive awards

DOD and components have taken steps to reduce contract award lead times, but DOD lacks insight into changes

Conclusions

Recommendations for executive action

Agency comments and our evaluation

Appendices.

Notes:

"March 2024."

"GAO-24-106528."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed March 18, 2024).

OCLC:

1427179768