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原文传递 Expeditionary Fire Support System and Intemally Transportable Vehicle Programs.

题名：	Expeditionary Fire Support System and Intemally Transportable Vehicle Programs.
关键词：	Acquisition; Auditing; Contractors; Costs; Expeditionary Fire Support System(effs); Fire Support; Ground Vehicles; Itv(internally Transportable Vehicle); Logistics Support; Marine Corps Equipment; Mil
摘要：	The Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) is a direct-support weapon system for the vertical assault element of a ship-to-objective maneuver force. The Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) program fields expeditionary vehicles to ground units to support various operations. The EFSS and ITV have been developed for use with and transport in the MV-22 Osprey. We determined whether contract competition and program administration for the U.S. Marine Corps EFSS and ITV programs were in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and supporting DoD guidance. We conducted this audit in response to a request from Senator Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, who forwarded constituent concerns made by a prospective EFSS/ITV subcontractor. Although our audit did not substantiate most of the constituent s concerns, we found problems with EFSS and ITV program management and contract award. The Marine Corps Milestone Decision Authority approved the entrance of the EFSS and ITV programs into the Production and Deployment Phase (Milestone C) before the systems had demonstrated acceptable performance in developmental test and evaluation. As a result, the schedule for initial operational capability has slipped 22 months for the EFSS and 17 months for the ITV, while the average unit cost has risen by 86 percent for the EFSS and by 120 percent for the ITV. However, the Marine Corps has corrected most EFSS and ITV technical problems as reflected in 2008 operational test and evaluation effectiveness determinations. The Marine Corps Systems Command did not award the EFSS and ITV contract in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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