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Defining Needs and Managing Performance of Installation Support Contracts
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95The authors examine whether and how well-respected commercial firms apply performance-based practices within their facilities and food services contracts. Communication between buyers and providers is critical; a small set of metrics is helpful for performance management; and incentives and a flexible contract can be of value. more...
Federal Contract Bundling: A Framework for Making and Justifying Decisions for Purchased Services
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95This work discusses recent legislation designed to protect small businesses by ensuring that bundling occurs only when it is likely to generate "measurably substantial" increases in performance or reductions in cost to the federal buyer. more...
Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95To assist the Air Force in the process of significantly changing the way it purchases goods and services, this monograph reviews related commercial-sector activities and skills, suggests models for training programs, and includes a framework of metrics to track progress and refine procurement-workforce-development efforts over time. more...
Air Force Service Procurement
RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95To assist the Air Force in the process of changing the way it purchases services, this report reviews related commercial sector practices and suggests metrics to track progress and refine services procurement efforts over time. more...
Measuring Changes in Service Costs to Meet the Requirements of the 2002 National Defense Authorization Act
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95The 2002 National Defense Authorization Act set goals for the Department of Defense to achieve savings in service contract expenditures over a ten-year period through changes in contracting practices and improvements in management techniques. The authors of this report investigate ways to measure whether the Air Force is achieving these cost-reduction... more...
Implementing Performance-based Services Acquisition (PBSA)
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This text examines how an Air Logistics Center and a Product Center apply performance-based practices in their service contracts for weapon systems development and sustainment and installation support. more...
Implementing Best Purchasing and Supply Management Practices
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This volume explains how "best in class" commercial firms implement innovative practices in purchasing and supply management, with implications for goods and services acquistion in the federal government. more...
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