NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Procurement: The 1973 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Contractor Selection

摘要

The report evaluates certain circumstances surrounding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) 1973 shuttle solid rocket booster motor source selection. Specifically, it addresses the following three questions: Did NASA's reply to bid protest decision on the 1973 source selection comply with applicable procurement regulations; Did NASA staff responsible for the source selection violate Executive Order 11222, which provides standards for federal employees to follow in avoiding conflicts of interest; Did the membership of NASA's Source Evaluation Board for the solid rocket booster motor comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.