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

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

Administrative law.

Defense contracts.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2013

Summary:

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 FY2014

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-1909c in the 2013 issue

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-FDT-0096

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