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Navy Contracting: Military Sealift Command Contracts for Operation Desert Shield

NSIAD-91-198 Published: May 14, 1991. Publicly Released: Jun 04, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) contracting practices during Operation Desert Shield, focusing on the prices MSC paid for ocean freight transportation services compared to those obtained before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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National Defense
Competitive procurementContract costsDefense operationsFreight transportationFreight transportation ratesMarine transportationNaval procurementStrategic mobility forcesTransportation contractsIraq War (1991)