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F-22A Multi-Year Procurement Program
An Assessment of Cost Savings
Buying defense weapon systems under multi-year contracts rather than a series of single-year contracts can save costs because contractors can buy materials in more economic quantities, schedule workers and facilities more efficiently, and reduce the burden of preparing multiple proposals. The U.S. Air Force is in the process of awarding multi-year contracts for 60 F-22A aircraft over three years. Congress wants to assure itself that the proposed contract will yield the promised savings and asked RAND for an independent review of the estimated savings. Researchers found that a multi-year procurement of three lots of F-22A fighters would save an estimated $411 million — about 4.5 percent of the total contract value. They were able to trace 70 percent of the $411 million to substantiated savings estimates identified by the contractors. Examining the issue of multi-year savings using several approaches produces a consistent range of results, indicating that the savings attributed to the multi-year contract by the contractors appear to be reasonable.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
The Basics of Multiyear Contracts
Chapter Three:
Estimating Single-Year Procurement Price
Chapter Four:
Categorization and Substantiation of F-22A Multiyear Contractor-Proposed Savings
Chapter Five:
A Look at the History of Aircraft Multiyear Contracts
Chapter Six:
Results and Findings
Appendix A:
After-the-Fact Analysis of F/A-18E/F Multiyear Savings
Appendix B:
Reasons for Multiyear Savings from Previous Reports
Appendix C:
Tail-Up Analysis
Appendix D:
Institute for Defense Analyses Report Summary
Appendix E:
Military Fixed-Wing MYP Since 1995
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