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NAVAL AIRCRAFT


CONTRACTOR SELECTION PROCEDURES









 


 

OBJECTIVES

 

SELECT BEST PRODUCT


                                FAIR PRICE


                                FIRM DEFINITION


                   JUSTIFY SELECTION


                              AT MINIMUM EXPENSE


                                             TIME

 

                                             MANPOWER


                                             COST

 

TO GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY



 

BASIC STEPS

 

REQUIREMENT

 

DEFINE PROGRAM

 

PROGRAM APPROVAL

 

SOURCE SELECTION

 

CONTRACT




PROCUREMENT METHODS

 

1. "NEGOTIATED" PROCUREMENT

NOT ADVERTISED

2. CONTRACTOR SELECTION

SOLE SOURCE

UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS

MODS.OF EXISTING DESIGNS

"SOURCE SELECTION"-USAF, DOD

"SOURCE, NOT DESIGN"

MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS

DESIGN COMPETITION - NAVY

QUALIFIED BIDDERS

TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

DESIGN PROPOSALS


 


 


 




        EVALUATION -- GENERAL


WHO?

NAVAIR FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION

               NO AD HOC COMMITTEES




HOW?

 

COMPARISON & ELIMINATION


NO POINT RATING SYSTEMS

               

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES

WEIGHT,PERFORMANCE, STABILITY

        & CONTROL, COSTS OP. ANALYSIS

 QUALITATIVE RATINGS COMPONENTS, FEATURES, EQUIPMENTS


 SUMMATION/ELIMINATION/COMPARISON



 

EVALUATION -- DETAIL


FIRST ROUND

WEIGHT ESTIMATE

PERFORMANCE EST. AT CONTR. WT. OF MAJOR ITEMS     

DESIGN REVIEW -- ALL DIVISIONS

 COST REVIEW

 ELIMINATION OF LEAST PROMISING


SECOND ROUND

      AT NAVAIR WT. AND CONFIGURATION

PERFORMANCE ESTIMATE

COST ESTIMATE

DETAIL COMPARISON


SUMMATION/RECOMMENDATION/DECISION

 

DEBRIEFING



 

PRESENTATION SCOPE


HISTORY, METHODOLOGY, & PERSONNEL

DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNS

NAVAIR ESTIMATES

                     WEIGHT & PERFORMANCE

                     FLYING QUALITIES

                     DIVISION RATINGS & RANKINGS

                     COST

PROCUREMENT PLAN, CONTRACT, SCHEDULE

MANAGEMENT ISSUES & RATINGS

SUMMARY - CONCLUSIONS-RECOMMENDATIONS



 

CONTRACTOR SELECTION

 

TYPICAL ORGANIZATION LEVELS INVOLVED

 

SEC DEF

    DDR&E, COMP., SA


CONCUR

SECNAV

    ASN(R&D), I&l, FM


CONCUR

CNO

    OP-05, OP-07


CONCUR

CNM

CONCUR

NAVAIR

    09-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, --- 505,510,PMA,503,520, 530, ----

SSA -- DECIDE

SSAC -- RECOMMEND

SSEB -- EVALUATE

 



DECISIVE FACTORS

 

WEIGHT

                 HANDLING, LOGISTICS, COST

 

SIZE

 

PERFORMANCE

                   SPEED, RADIUS, CARRIER W.O.D.,

                    SINGLE ENGINE CLIMB

                    MANEUVERABILITY, TAKE-OFF

 

FLYING QUALITIES

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

COST



GENERAL PROBLEMS

 

 

NAVAIR VS. INDUSTRY ESTIMATING ABILITY

 

INDUSTRY --    MORE MANPOWER

 NAVAIR --        MORE DATA

                                      MORE EXPERIENCE

                                      MORE OBJECTIVE

 

DEMAND FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF QUALITATIVE FACTORS

 

PROLIFERATION OF STANDARDS, CRITERIA, AND RULES DESIGNED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WHICH DON'T EXIST

 



TYPICAL POINT SYSTEM

 

AREAS 

OPERATIONAL    330

LOGISTICS          140

MANAGEMENT    200

TECHNICAL         300

 

       AIR VEHICLE             100        ITEMS

                FACTORS     

                     STRUCTURE

                     ALIGHTING GEAR FACTORS

                     DYNAMICS

                     AERODYNAMICS (25)

 

SUBFACTORS

                         AIRCRAFT CONFIG.

                         INT. AERO

                         DRAG SUBFACTORS

                         WIND TUNNEL

                         MANEUVERABILITY

                         PERFORMANCE (5)



 

SUMMARY

 

SOURCE SELECTION BY DESIGN COMPETITION

 

UTILIZES EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL

 

IS FAIR TO INDUSTRY

 

PROVIDES DATA TO JUSTIFY

 

IS SIMPLE

 

AND

 

IT WORKS


 


A MESSAGE FOR ALL WHO DISAGREE

 

"YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS IS SO INCOMPLETE THAT YOU NOT ONLY NEVER DID,BUT EVEN MORE OBVIOUSLY DO NOT NOW, KNOW WHAT YOU WERE OR ARE TALKING ABOUT."