Multiyear Procurement (Myp) And Block Buy Contracting In Defense Acquisitio...

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Language: English Item Weight: 4.8 Oz Number of Pages: 32 Pages Item Length: 11 in Item Width: 8.5 in Book Series: Crs Reports ISBN: 9781505875539 Author: Congressional Research Congressional Research Service Genre: Political Science gtin13: 9781505875539 Publisher: CreateSpace Item Height: 0.1 in Topic: Security (National & International) Book Title: Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress Format: Trade Paperback Publication Year: 2014

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Multiyear Procurement (Myp) And Block Buy Contracting In Defense Acquisition: Background And Issues For Congress ISBN13: 9781505875539 ISBN10: 1505875536 Author: Congressional Research Service (Author) Description: (This is a RePrint) - Multiyear Procurement (Myp) And Block Buy Contracting (Bbc) Are Special Contracting Mechanisms That Congress Permits The Department Of Defense (Dod) To Use For A Limited Number Of Defense Acquisition Programs Compared To The Standard Or Default Approach Of Annual Contracting, Myp And Bbc Have The Potential For Reducing Weapon Procurement Costs By Several Percent Under Annual Contracting, Dod Uses One Or More Contracts For Each Year's Worth Of Procurement Of A Given Kind Of Item Under Myp, Dod Instead Uses A Single Contract For Two To Five Years' Worth Of Procurement Of A Given Kind Of Item Without Having To Exercise A Contract Option For Each Year After The First Year Dod Needs Congressional Approval For Each Use Of Myp There Is A Permanent Statute Governing Myp Contracting-10 U S C 2306B Under This Statute, A Program Must Meet Several Criteria To Qualify For Myp Compared With Estimated Costs Under Annual Contracting, Estimated Savings For Programs Being Proposed For Myp Have Ranged From Less Than 5% To More Than 15%, Depending On The Particulars Of The Program In Question, With Many Estimates Falling In The Range Of 5% To 10% In Practice, Actual Savings From Using Myp Rather Than Annual Contracting Can Be Difficult To Observe Or Verify Because Of Cost Growth During The Execution Of The Contract Due To Changes In The Program Independent Of The Use Of Myp Rather Than Annual Contracting Bbc Is Similar To Myp In That It Permits Dod To Use A Single Contract For More Than One Year's Worth Of Procurement Of A Given Kind Of Item Without Having To Exercise A Contract Option For Each Year After The First Year Bbc Is Also Similar To Myp In That Dod Needs Congressional Approval For Each Use Of Bbc Bbc Differs From Myp In The Following Ways: Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2014-12-19 Weight: 0.23 lbs Dimensions: 0.07'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' W Number of Pages: 34 Language: English