An Assessment Of Air Force Data On Contract Expenditures

by Dixon, Lloyd S.

• ISBN13: 9780833037114
• ISBN10: 0833037110
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Assesses the adequacy and accuracy of data from the Individual Contracting Action Report form, also known as the DD350, for conducting an expenditure analysis.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xi
Summary	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
Acronyms	xix
Introduction	1	(8)
Using Spend Analyses to Improve Purchasing and Supply Management Practices	2	(2)
The DD350 Form and Spend Analyses	4	(2)
Research Approach	6	(1)
Primary Findings	7	(1)
Organization of This Report	7	(2)
Research Methodology	9	(20)
Overview of DD350 Database	9	(7)
Sampling Methodology and Survey	16	(5)
Challenges in Assigning PSCs to Contract Actions	21	(1)
Activities That Were Not Well Described by Existing PSC Codes	22	(5)
Extrapolating Results to the Entire DD350 Population	27	(2)
Findings	29	(20)
Accuracy of the DD350 Data	29	(9)
Adequacy of the DD350 Data	38	(6)
Implications for Tracking Service Expenditures	44	(5)
Summary and Policy Recommendations	49	(36)
Summary of Findings	49	(1)
Potential Reasons for Discrepancies	50	(2)
Recommendations to Improve the Usefulness of DD350 Data	52	(3)
APPENDIX
A. Individual Contracting Action Report Data Fields	55	(8)
B. Product Service Code Categories Used in the Analyses	63	(4)
C. Survey Questionnaire for Contracting Personnel	67	(6)
D. Characteristics of Contract Actions for Which Interviews Were Completed	73	(6)
E. Extrapolating Survey Findings to All Air Force FY02 DD350 Contract Actions	79	(6)
Bibliography	85