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Stats,andZIPCod*) Monterey,CA 93943-6000 Monterey,CA 93943-6000 8a NAMEOFFUNDING/SPONSORING 8b OFFICESYMBOL 9 PROCUREMENTINSTRUMENTIDENTIFICATIONNUMBER ORGANIZATION (ifapplicable) 8c ADDRESS(City,State,andZIPCode) 10 SOURCEOFFUNDINGNUMBERS ProgramElementNo ProtectNo let*No. Workunit Number 11.TITLE(includeSecurityQasstfKavon) AnAnalysisofContractorLogisticalSupportforNondevelopmentalItems. 12.PERSONALAUTHOR(S) Cain,WayneC. 13a.TYPEOFREPORT 13b TIMECOVERED 14.DATEOFREPORT(year,month,day) 15.PAGECOUNT Master'sThesis From To March 1993 100 -L 16 SUPPLEMENTARYNOTATION Theviewse»pressedinthisthesisarethoseoftheauthoranddonotreflecttheofficialpolicyorpositionoftheDepartmentofDefenseortheUJS. Government. 17.COSATICODES 18.SUBJECTTERMS(continueonreverseifnecessaryandidentifybyblocknumber) FIELD GROUP SUBGROUP NDI,Nondevelopmental,LogisticalSupport,ContractorSupport,Communicationsand KlectromcsCommands,CommercialOffThe-SheIf,COTS,GPSReceiver. 19 ABSTRACT(continueonreverseifnecessaryandidentifybyblocknumber) Thepurposeofthisthesis is toanalyze oon traditional logistical supportapproaches for Nondevelopmental Items(NDI). NDI acquisition capitalizes on the use of commercial "state-of-the-art* technologies while providing DOD with effective and economical solutions to near term operational requirements. This thesis primarily focuses upon contractor logistical support strategies which are unique to NDI acquisition programs. Four current NDI programs were researched for logistical implications. These included: 1) the AN/ARN-148 Omega Navigational System, 2) the Secure Telephone Unit III, 3) the AN/PSS-12 Mine Detector, and 4) the AN/PSN-11 PLGR GPS Receiver. The NDI logistical support strategies identified and analyzed were: 1) No support required (discard system upon failure), 2) total contractorsupport, 3) organic support, and 4) a combination of organic and contractor support. The advantages and disadvantages of these support methods were analyzed. Potential logistical supportstrategies are identifiedthat may enable U.S. Army program managers to maximize the mm benefitsofusing individualizedand tailored supportstrategies forNDIacquisition. Thisthesisconcludes by su arizing the potential support problems for future NDI programs. 20 DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITYOFABSTRACT 21 ABSTRACTSECURITYCLASSIFICATION Q^UNClASSlHta/UNllMlUO J UMlASKlPOHl ] UllCuStRS Unclassified 22a.NAMEOFRESPONSIBLEINDIVIDUAL 22b TELEPHONE(IncludeArt*code) 22c OFFICESYMBOL ThomasH.Hoivik <408>-666 3301 AS/lio DOFORM 1473.84MAR 83APReditionmaybeuseduntilexhausted SECURITYCLASSIFICATIONOFTHISPAGE Allothereditionsareobsolete Unclassified T2S9854 Approved forpublic release; distribution is unlimited. An Analysis ofContractor Logisitical Support for Nondevelopmental Items by Wayne C Cain v Captain, United States Army B.A., Clemson University, 1978 M.A., Clemson University, 1979 Submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements forthe degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES) ( from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL March 1993 ABSTRACT The purpose of this thesis is to analyze non traditional logistical support approaches for Nondevelopmental Items (NDI) NDI acquisition capitalizes on the use of commercial . "state-of-the-art" technologies while providing DOD with effective and economical solutions to near term operational requirements. This thesis primarily focuses upon contractor logistical support strategies which are unique to NDI acquisition programs. Four current NDI programs were researched for logistical implications. These included: 1) the AN/ARN-148 Omega Navigational System, 2) the Secure Telephone Unit III, 3) the AN/PSS-12 Mine Detector, and 4) the AN/PSN-11 PLGR GPS Receiver. The NDI logistical support strategies identified and analyzed were: 1) No support required (discard system upon failure) 2) total contractor , support, 3) organic support, and 4) a combination of organic and contractor support. The advantages and disadvantages of these support methods were analyzed. Potential logistical support strategies are identified that may enable U.S. Army program managers to maximize the benefits of using individualized and tailored support strategies for NDI acquisition. This thesis concludes by summarizing the potential support problems for future NDI programs. in . d.l TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. PURPOSE 1 B. BACKGROUND 1 C. OBJECTIVE 3 D. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4 1 Primary Research Question 4 2. Subsidiary Research Questions 4 E. SCOPE OF THESIS 4 F. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 5 G. ABBREVIATIONS 5 . . . . II. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 6 A. INTRODUCTION 6 B. ACQUISITION PLANNING PROCESS 6 1. Requirements Generation 8 a. Mission Area Analysis 9 b. Mission Need Statement 9 ... c. Operational Requirements Document 12 2. Acquisition Management 12 C. NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEM ACQUISITION 17 1. General 17 2. Nondevelopmental Item Preference 19 3. Classical Acquisition Versus NDI Acquisition 21 4. Advantages of Nondevelopmental Acquisition 22 5. Disadvantages of Nondevelopmental Acquisition 23 .... 6. Examples of Nondevelopmental Items 25 D. CHAPTER SUMMARY 26 iv