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NSIAD-84-16 1 (1983-11-08)

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                       UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


  NmArONAL SICURITY AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION


   B-206430                                           NOVEMBER 8, 1983

   The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum
   United States Senate

   The Honorable Robert Dole
   United States Senate

   The Honorable Dan Glickman                                     122777
   House of Representatives

        Subject: Evaluation of Contract Award for the Air Force's
                   Next Generation Trainer Aircraft (GAO/NSIAD-84-16)

         In response to your July 1982 requests and subsequent
   discussions with your staffs, we evaluated the Air Force's award
   of the Next Generation Trainer (NGT) Aircraft to the Fairchild
   Republic Company. Specifically, we considered whether the Air Force
   had followed established Department of Defense (DOD) and Air Force
   instructions in evaluating the proposals for full-scale development
   of the NGT and whether existing procedures precluded the Air Force
   from considering potential alternative NGT systems during the source
   selection process. We have already discussed our findings and
   conclusions with your offices. In summary, we found:

         --NGT source evaluation and selection was done according to DOD
           and Air Force instructions and the evaluation criteria in the
           request for proposals (RFP).

         --Consideration of alternative NGT systems during the source
           selection process was not precluded.

    BACKGROUND

         In July 1982 the Fairchild Republic Company was chosen to
    develop the NGT after the Air Force completed an evaluation of
    competitive proposals received from the Cessna Aircraft Company,
    Fairchild Republic Company, and Rockwell International Corporation.
    Two other companies--Ensign and Gulfstream--had been eliminated
    earlier from this phase of the competition.

         Fairchild was awarded a contract for $104 million for the
    design, development, testing, and delivery of two NGT aircraft with
    data and support equipment for full-scale development. The award
    included options for up to 65 more NGT aircraft. The Air Force
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