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Contracting: Procurement of Lithium Batteries for Air Force Missile Systems

NSIAD-87-144BR Published: May 20, 1987. Publicly Released: May 20, 1987.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Air Force's recent contract award for lithium batteries for the Minuteman and Peacekeeper missile systems, focusing on whether: (1) the awardee had the proven facilities to produce the batteries; (2) the awardee underwent and passed qualification testing to become a second-source producer for the batteries; (3) the Air Force conducted an on-site inspection of the awardee's plant capability; and (4) the Air Force obtained information on the awardee prior to awarding the contract.

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