DEFENSE DEPOT MAINTENANCE: Contracting Approaches Should Address Workload Characteristics

摘要

Depot maintenance involves the repair, overhaul, modification, and upgrade of weapon systems, vehicles, and other DOD items at DoD-owned facilities and private-sector contractor activities. DOD is seeking to contract out more of its depot maintenance requirements. The expectation is that increased competition for DOD'S depot maintenance work will produce substantial savings. DOD's approach to assuring product quality and fair prices for depot maintenance work that is contracted out to the private sector where competition is limited is through contract management and oversight requirements. This includes on-site inspections and record keeping and reporting requirements. The military services manage and oversee depot maintenance contracts with assistance from the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC). DCAA provides accounting and financial advisory services in connection with negotiating, administering, and closing out contracts. DCMC is DOD's principal contract oversight agency, which provides assistance ranging from evaluation of contractors' proposals to on-site monitoring of contractors' day-to-day operations.