Defense Infrastructure: DOD Used Available Guidance in Its Decision to Discontinue Commissary Operations at NAS Brunswick, but Criteria Needs Clarification

摘要

The Navy considered the governing DOD instruction for continuing commissary operations at NAS Brunswick after the installation closes. The Navy concluded that the NAS Brunswick commissary met some elements of the general criteria,2 but did not meet the economic criteria, based on its interpretation of the DOD instruction. Under the general criteria, the Navy considered the mission and personnel factors and concluded that there will be an active-duty mission and at least 100 active-duty armed service personnel within a 20-mile radius of NAS Brunswick upon its closure. Additionally, regarding the geographic factor under the general criteria, the Navy determined that the nearest commissary to NAS Brunswick satisfied the distance and time criteria stipulated in the instruction. However, in considering the economic criteria, the Navy determined that continuing commissary operations would not be fiscally responsible because of projected one-time equipment replacement costs and annual recurring costs, along with a declining population of authorized patrons.