Warranties on Weapons Systems
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
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Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,26 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Defense contracts
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,26 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Defense contracts
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 23,9 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Warranty
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Author : J. P. Stucker
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Page : 90 pages
File Size : 31,21 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Military weapons
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Warranties have been selectively applied to weapon systems acquisition over several decades . However, in 1983 Congress passed the first law requiring that military contractors provide warranties on all major weapons sold to the Services. Such blanket application raises issues both of tailoring warranties to the wide range of weapons and acquisition environments and of proper implementation policy and procedural guidelines. This study concludes that warranties can have a positive effect on selected acquisition programs. Analysis of pre-law warranties suggests that factors contributing to warranty success include: specific, easily measurable objectives; explicit contractor incentives and remedies; explicit government duties; and reasonable prices and expectations. An initial survey of post-law warranties, however, reveals that many warranties do not appear to adequately detail either their objectives or the remedies to be applied if those objectives are not met. (Author).
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Page : 47 pages
File Size : 34,23 MB
Release : 1996
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As part of the 1985 Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act Congress enacted legislation requiring DOD to obtain cost-effective warranties on weapon systems. The warranties were expected to improve weapon system reliability by providing a mechanism to hold contractors liable for poor performance. Past reviews by GAO' and others concluded that DOD was not properly managing its warranty program. This report assesses whether the warranties being obtained for weapon systems provide the expected benefits to the government and whether warranties, as required by 10 U.S.C. 2403, are compatible with weapon system acquisitions. As part of the 1985 Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act Congress enacted legislation requiring DOD to obtain cost-effective warranties on weapon systems. The warranties were expected to improve weapon system reliability by providing a mechanism to hold contractors liable for poor performance. Past reviews by GAO' and others concluded that DOD was not properly managing its warranty program. This report assesses whether the warranties being obtained for weapon systems provide the expected benefits to the government and whether warranties, as required by 10 U.S.C. 2403, are compatible with weapon system acquisitions.
Author : Robert E. Kuenne
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,96 MB
Release : 1988-05-15
Category : Political Science
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
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Page : 236 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Defense contracts
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,84 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Warranty
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Warranty
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Author : James P. Stucker
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Page : 90 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 1990
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Author : United States Accounting Office (GAO)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 2018-01-27
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ISBN : 9781984282521
NSIAD-96-88 Weapons Acquisition: Warranty Law Should Be Repealed