Book Description

This report presents summary data on Department of Defense (DoD) prime contract awards over $25,000 (Tables 1, 2, and 3) by Service Category and Federal Supply Classification (FSC) for Fiscal Years (FY) 1989, 1988, 1987, and 1986. Awards of $25,000 or less are covered in Exhibits A and B, which are discussed along with Exhibits C through F in the 'HIGHLIGHTS' section of this introduction. Table 1 - This table covers awards for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT & E) services. Data are displayed according to DoD procurement program categories. Table 2 - Data on awards for Other Services and Construction are provided in Table 2, arrayed according to Federal Procurement Data System codes and descriptions. While there are many similarities between the FSC codes used in this publication and the Standard Industrial Classification Codes (SIC) used by the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, the exact points of agreement and disagreement have not been ascertained. In many Census Bureau reports, SIC data are based on the primary product of an establishment rather than on the individual products it produces. In addition to code content differences, data from this report and certain Census Bureau reports do not agree as far as the time period covered or the point in time when data are reported. This report provides fiscal year data on contract awards. Census Bureau reports contain calendar year figures measuring annual shipment or production, which may take place several years after contract award. (eg).