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Title: | Increasing Defense Contractor Competition in a Predominately Sole Source Contracting Environment |
Authors: | Samuel Adjei Crette Hendricks |
Keywords: | NAVSUP WSS spend analysis defense industrial base sole source contracting resource dependency theory competitive contracting Kraljic's supply matrix leading company contracting leader-follower |
Issue Date: | 18-Jan-2022 |
Publisher: | Acquisition Research Program |
Citation: | Published--Unlimited Distribution |
Series/Report no.: | Contract Management;NPS-CM-22-018 |
Abstract: | This research was derived from a Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons System Support (NAVSUP-WSS) problem statement which identified that more than 80% of WSS contracts occur in a sole-source environment. Operating in this environment presents supply chain constraints, cost, and readiness risks for the Navy. The purpose of this research is to analyze the NAVSUP-WSS sole-source contracting environment to determine methods for increasing competition. We utilized the resource dependency theory as our foundational framework and employed a mixed-method approach involving both qualitative and quantitative methodologies for our research. We analyzed more than 62,000 contracting actions and conducted spend analysis on WSS procurements for FY19-FY20 and we reviewed NAVSUP’s supply chain and contracting operation following Kraljic’s supply matrix. Our results identified the top four items frequently procured under sole-source conditions, the percentage of awards and dollar amount awarded to the top WSS contractors, and the policy and operational conditions that contribute to the WSS sole-source environment. Lastly, we developed a NAVSUP-WSS supply matrix to apply methods for increasing defense contractor competition for selected items that were identified as a result of our spend analysis. |
Description: | Contract Management / Defense Acquisition Community Contributor |
URI: | https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/4529 |
Appears in Collections: | NPS Graduate Student Theses & Reports |
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NPS-CM-22-018.pdf | Student Thesis | 1.96 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Research Poster Students Adjei, Hendricks.pdf | Student Poster | 325.01 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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