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• To what ex tent a re contracts being awa rded noncompetitively by congressional mandate for policy interest reasons? What is the efect on contract price and performance? • What means are there (or can be developed) to determine the degree to which competitive program costs are negatively afected by laws and regulations such as the Berry Amendment, Buy AmericanAct, etc.? • The DoD should have enormous buying power and the ability to infuence supplier prices. Is this the case? Examine the potential change in cost performance due to greater centralization of buying organizations or strategies. Efects of Industrial Base • What are the efects on program cost, schedule, and performance of having more or fewer competitors? What measures are there to determine these efects? • Whatmeans are there (or can be developed) tomeasure the breadth and depth of the industrial base in various sectors that go beyond simple head-count of providers? • Has change in the defense industrial base resulted in actual change in output? How is that measured? Competitive Contracting • Commercial industry often cultivates long-term, exclusive (noncompetitive) supply chain relationships. Does this model have any application to defense acquisition? Under what conditions/circumstances? • What is the effect on program cost, schedule, and performance of awards based on varying levels of competition: (a) “Efective” competition (two or more offers); (b) “Ineffective” competition (only one offer received in response to competitive solicitation); (c) split awards versus winner take all; and (d) sole source.
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