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GAO-08-331R 1 (2007-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavti0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S=GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 21, 2007 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Subject: Defense Acquisitions: Status of the Expeditionary Fire Support System The United States Marine Corps and the Special Operations Command determined in 1999 that there was a need for a weapon system that could be carried inside the V-22 Osprey and deployed to support assault operations. The Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS), which consists of a vehicle that tows a 120 mm mortar and another vehicle that tows an ammunition trailer, is one of the systems now being developed to meet this need. In June 2005, the Marine Corps approved low-rate initial production of 6 EFSS units-each unit made up of two vehicles, a mortar and ammunition trailer. From May to July 2007, the Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity, the independent test agency for the Marines, conducted initial operational testing and evaluation of the EFSS using refurbished developmental prototypes. The program office began receiving the low-rate production mortars in late October 2007 and is now going through the acceptance process. The delivery of the low-rate production vehicles to the government was delayed until mid-November 2007 so that problems identified during the summer 2007 operational test could be fixed. The EFSS full-rate production decision was initially scheduled for September 13, 2007, but has since been delayed. As you requested, we reviewed the EFSS program and we provided a briefing to your office on September 12, 2007. This correspondence summarizes that briefing and incorporates additional information on program changes made through December 2007. Specifically, we reviewed (1) whether the EFSS design is meeting its key performance parameters and other critical requirements, (2) plans to overcome any identified performance shortfalls, and (3) how the current cost and schedule estimates compare to those estimated at contract award. Results In Brief The EFSS met all of its key performance parameters and 13 of 14 critical requirements during the operational test. The only critical requirement not met was GAO-08-331R Defense Acquisitions

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