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PSAD-77-50 1 (1977-01-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacal0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 01115 - [A0751051J Comparison of the NAYSTAR Program with the Acquisition Plan ReLmsended by the Commission on Government Procurement. PSAD-77-50; B-182956. January 24, 1977. 22 pp. + appendices (14 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staato, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900). Contact: Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Budget Function: National Defense: Weapon Systems (057); National Defense: Department of Defense - Prccurement & Contracts (058). Organization Concerned: Department of the Air Force; Department of Defense. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services: Senate Committee on Armed Services; Congress. Authority: OnE Circular A-109. Zn 1972 thr Commission on Government Prccurement recommendeJ a uaw plan for the acquisition of major weapons systems and other major systeas which has become the basis for a revised policy in procurement for all executive agencies. The Department of Defense suggested that the RAVSTAR Global Positioning System resemble4 the Commissionts recommeLations. Findings/Conclusions: The evolution of the NAYSTAR Program reuembled the Commission's recomnendations cnly slightly. The N;JSTAS system did 8ot begin with a statement Cf mission capability, cost, and time goals stated independently of a specific system solution; did not follow a Secretary of Defense asrignaent to a service or services for responding to a statenent of needs and goals; did not use industry initiative and innovativeness to identify alternative system concepts; and did not maintain competition by exploring rival systems. However, the Office of the Secrctary o2 Defense involvement in the identification and reconciliation o navigational needs was greater than the level of involvement criticized by the Commission. Recommendations: Executive agencies have to understand that under the new acquisition process, mission area deficiencies must be determined and stated independently of any specific system soluticn, Effort allowed under the technology base requires redefinition so that solutions to mission needs result from competition between alternative solutions. Industry must be given greater flexibility to propose a wide range of alternative solutions to mission area deficiencies in responding to Government requests. (Author/SC)

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