Defense Acquisitions: Prices of Marine Corps Spare Parts Have Increased
NSIAD-00-123
Published: Jul 31, 2000. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2000.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the increasing prices of Marine Corps spare parts, focusing on: (1) changes in the prices of reparable parts compared with the prices of similar items in the private sector and the reasons for the price changes; and (2) the accuracy of prices set by the Marine Corps.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status Sort descending |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to prepare an action plan with target dates for completing corrective actions so that changes are incorporated in fiscal year 2001 prices. |
Closed – Implemented
In October 2000, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Director for Revolving Funds, provided a letter to GAO stating that the action plan for correcting prices (per report recommendation) was no longer necesary because the Marine Corps had already reviewed and corrected the prices of all reparable spare parts and implemented the other changes and recommendations in the report. According to the Director's letter, the Navy reports that these actions were completed in July 2000.
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Comparative analysisMilitary procurementPrices and pricingSpare partsU.S. Marine CorpsRepair costsProcurementU.S. NavyFinancial managementInflation