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NSIAD-85-137 1 (1985-08-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnsy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL SUCURITy AND AUGUST 13, 1985 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION General Richard Thompson Commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command 127644 Department of the Army Dear General Thompson: Subject: GAO Concerns About Army Plans to Develop Intermediate Forward Test Equipment (GAO/NSIAD-85-137) In February 1985, we began a review of Army automatic fault diagnostics equipment. While we have not completed our review, we have identified several concerns that we believe should be considered before awarding the full scale development contract for Intermediate Forward Test Equipment (IFTE). Specifically, we believe that the Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis (COEA) performed to support the decision to award the development contract for IFTE has several shortcomings, including not considering all alternatives, using questionable assumptions, and excluding some applicable costs. Accordingly, we believe awarding the full'scale development contract should be delayed until a reassessment of IFTE costs, benefits, and potential alternatives is completed. IFTE is to be a general purpose automatic tester that will be used to support Army weapons in the forward maintenance area (organizational and direct support). IFTE will be mobile and will consist of a maintenance shop (Base Shop Test Facility) and a portable tester (Contact Test Set). IFTE will be used to screen, detect, and isolate faulty electronic parts. It will be the standard electronic tester at the direct support level of maintenance. The IFTE concept definition phase is complete, and award of the full scale development contract is planned for September 1985. IFTE research and development cost is expected to be about $51 million. Current plans show IFTE production beginning in March 1988 and initial deployment in December 1989. Production and 20-year support costs are estimated to be about $685 million and $905 million, respectively. Overall, IFTE is expected to cost about $1.6 billion in fiscal year 1985 dollars. (393057) o'5~3~ )2~qye

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