Assad Issues Guidance On Improving Competition In DOD Procurement

/ December 2, 2010 at 12:32 AM
The Pentagon's acquisition directorate has issued further guidance to improve competition in Defense Department procurement programs. The Nov. 24 memo from Shay Assad, the Pentagon's director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, provides additional instructions for competitive situations in which only one offer is received. Assad's memo to the services, defense agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Transportation Command expands on Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter's Sept. 14 guidance on boosting the department's buying power. "The intent of this...

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