Procurement: Multiyear Contracting and Its Impact on Investment Decisions
NSIAD-88-125
Published: May 10, 1988. Publicly Released: Jun 13, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effect of the Department of Defense's (DOD) multiyear contracting method of acquiring weapon systems on: (1) prime contractors' and subcontractors' manufacturing equipment investments; and (2) the competitive environment at the subcontractor level.
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CapitalCompetitive procurementDefense procurementDepartment of Defense contractorsEquipment inventoriesInvestment planningManufacturing industryMultiyear contractsSubcontractorsSubcontracts