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020 _a0833010999
027 _aRAND/R-3990-DRE
035 _a(Sirsi) a189010
037 _c$15.00
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050 0 0 _aUG1123
_b.B63 1991
100 1 _aBodilly, Susan J.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAnalysis of Air Force aircraft multiyear procurements with implications for the B-2 /
_cSusan Bodilly, Frank Camm, Richard Pei.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1991.
300 _axiii, 73 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"National Defense Research Institute"--Cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force
_xProcurement.
700 1 _aCamm, Frank A.,
_d1949-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aPei, R. Y.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).
_bAcquisition and Technology Policy Center.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bOffice of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3990/
999 _c596875
_d596875