Acquisition reform
Subtitle: impact of conversion to performance and commercial specifications/standards on the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
Subjects: CONVERSION; SPECIFICATIONS; DISPOSAL; PERFORMANCE (ENGINEERING); STANDARDS; CHEMICAL ORDNANCE; STOCKPILES; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; ACQUISITION
Description: The Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) was established to plan and execute the safe destruction of the nation's stockpile of unitary chemical weapons. The CSDP is unique in that it is not a weapon system production program but, a weapon system destruction program with a mandated completion date of December 31, 2004. Execution of the program requires that multiple public issues be addressed including the public's concern regarding safety and the environment. Cost growth and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit delays have jeopardized on time completion within life cycle cost estimates. Another relevant issue is reform of the acquisition process, specifically the DoD requirement to convert military-unique specifications and standards to performance statements or commercial equivalents. This research provides evidence that acquisition reform initiatives on specifications and standards has had a positive influence on program costs with no overall program schedule delays. Continued efforts in this area should enhance the ability to demilitarize the nation's deteriorating stockpile of lethal chemical weapons within projected cost while maintaining or improving the quality and safety levels currently set by the EPA. The specific recommendations provided herein are intended to assist in improving program effectiveness and efficiency.
Notes: Thesis advisors, Larry Jones and Sandra M. Desbrow.

AD-A311 492.

Thesis (M.S in Management) Naval   Postgraduate School, June 1996.

Bibliography: p. 127-130.

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