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NSIAD-94-96R 1 (1994-01-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacklw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States GAO General Accounting Office National Security and International Affairs Division B-256067 January 7, 1994 The Honorable A. J. Herberger Administrator U.S. Maritime Administration Dear Admiral Herberger: We are reviewing the Maritime Administration's (MarAd) management of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). As part of this review, we completed a survey of the latest selection of 12 Roll-on/Roll-off ships for the RRF. These ships will provide 1.6 million square feet of additional deck space for surge requirements--increasing the fleet's Roll-on/Roll-off cargo capacity by 40 pe rce nt. We concluded that MarAd purchased an excellent mix of ships that should provide significant military utility at a reasonable cost1 to meet the needs recommended by the Department of Defense's 1992 Mobility Requirements Study. However, we also believe that for future acquisitions, a clearer, more comprehensive request for proposals could save MarAd both time and money and increase the probability of acquiring ships with the most suitable characteristics and capabilities. As you know, 44 ships were originally offered. These ships provided MarAd officials with a wide range of choices, and we believe your staff did a commendable job in evaluating their differing capabilities. The 12 ships MarAd selected were among the lowest cost ships. However, six ships were among the highest technically rated ships,2 whereas the remaining six were among the lowest. 'As of December 1993, MarAd estimates total acquisition cost for the 12 ships to be $363.6 million. 2Numerical ratings were given for the various ship characteristics considered most suitable for inclusion in the RRF. GAO/NSIAD-94-96R Ship Acquisitions

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