The applicability of should cost to the procurement process
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Authors
Haight, Richard William
Subjects
"Should cost"
Pricing
Pricing
Advisors
Zabrycki, Edward A.
Date of Issue
1974-03
Date
March 1974
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
As major weapons systems become more complex, it becomes increasingly more difficult to accurately estimate the cost. Various costing techniques have been utilized in an attempt to accurately estimate the contract price of modern weapon systems with varying degrees of success. "Should cost" analysis has become increasingly more important, in the eyes of some, as the best approach in a noncompetitive procurement situation. Currently, the Army, the Air Force, the Navy and GAO all conduct "should cost" studies using various approaches. In this paper, an attempt is made to gain the feelings of Defense contractors
concerning the application of government "should cost" analysis. The author of this paper has made several recommendations, based upon data available, concerning the limitations of and the
application of "should cost" analysis.
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Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.