02571cam a2200409 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027002000096035002000116037001100136040001900147043001200166050002200178100003100200245013100231264003700362300002800399336002600427337002600453337002800479338003600507338002700543500005000570504004100620520103900661530005801700588004701758610004401805700003601849700002401885710009101909710002202000710008002022856005902102rnd000000000047787RAND920212s1991    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a   90021582  a0833010999  aRAND/R-3990-DRE  a(Sirsi) a189010  c$15.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us---00aUG1123b.B63 19911 aBodilly, Susan J.eauthor.10aAnalysis of Air Force aircraft multiyear procurements with implications for the B-2 /cSusan Bodilly, Frank Camm, Richard Pei. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1991.  axiii, 73 pages ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"National Defense Research Institute"--Cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aIn response to a congressional mandate that the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) institute a program management initiative for the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber Program, the OSD asked RAND to provide research and analytic support for a strategy to reduce B-2 procurement costs. This report, part of that effort, examines several past uses of multiyear procurement contracting by the Air Force to develop indicators of program stability useful in determining if a program is an appropriate candidate for multiyear procurement contracting.  The report reviews the KC-10, F-16, and B-1B multiyear procurement programs regarding perceived risks, contractual arrangements to reduce or allocate those risks, and estimated cost reductions. The authors compare experiences on these procurements and then demonstrate the indicators on the B-2 program. They find that a multiyear procurement contract might allow for attractive cost reductions; however, program instability makes the B-2 an unlikely candidate for a multiyear approach.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record.10aUnited States.bAir ForcexProcurement.1 aCamm, Frank A.,d1949-eauthor.1 aPei, R. Y.eauthor.2 aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).bAcquisition and Technology Policy Center.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bOffice of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3990/