02571cam a2200409 i 4500 rnd000000000047787 RAND 920212s1991 cau b 000 0 eng d 90021582 0833010999 RAND/R-3990-DRE (Sirsi) a189010 $15.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- UG1123 .B63 1991 Bodilly, Susan J. author. Analysis of Air Force aircraft multiyear procurements with implications for the B-2 / Susan Bodilly, Frank Camm, Richard Pei. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1991. xiii, 73 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "National Defense Research Institute"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references. In 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. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. United States. Air Force Procurement. Camm, Frank A., 1949- author. Pei, R. Y. author. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Acquisition and Technology Policy Center. Rand Corporation. United States. Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3990/ 596875 596875