The Army may have overpaid for spare parts of its Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) due to poor contracting practices, according to a new report from the Defense Department inspector general. The March 31 report finds that while Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground generally met the fairness and reasonableness threshold, officials erred in establishing the contract terms. By setting a minimum dollar amount rather than a minimal number of parts, ACC-APG officials limited their ability to secure lower prices for...
