Frank Kendall, the Defense Department's acquisition chief, says he has heard defense contractors loud and clear and has sent a memo to Pentagon program managers reiterating DOD's policy of only using lowest-priced, technically acceptable (LPTA) contracts when appropriate and not as default arrangements. Kendall, who spoke Thursday at a Bloomberg Government event in Arlington, VA, said he is aware that the defense industry, especially services contractors, are often frustrated by DOD's use of LPTA. "I recently put out...
