Assessing the Effectiveness of Evaluations of Compensation for Professional Employees in DOD Service Contracts

Abstract

Recent early re-compete cost Air Force $1.2M in personnel costs - 36% protest loss rate in last 2 FYs - 75% of all protests over past 20 years happened in the last 5 years - How can the DoD stem these protests losses? ﾖ #1 error: Evaluation was not adequately documented or never conducted ﾖ Data relied upon did not provide a meaningful basis to evaluate compensation ﾖ Analysis compared incorrect data from salary surveys