1、Lessons Learned Entry: 1605Lesson Info:a71 Lesson Number: 1605a71 Lesson Date: 2005-08-11a71 Submitting Organization: ARCa71 Submitted by: Donald R. Mendozaa71 Authored by: Donald R. MendozaSubject: Acquisition Management: Using Competitive Acquisition Mechanisms to Ensure the Quality and Competence
2、 of the Contractor Abstract: The incentives for private industry to develop one of a kind space vehicles does not encourage them to use their top resources. Description of Driving Event: Over the span of several decades, an individual involved in many space missions, including several X-vehicle proj
3、ects, has observed that private industry contractors often do not assign their top team to work on this type of NASA project. For industry, a space vehicle related contract is often a one of a kind project without the potential for repeat revenue. Also, as each of the contractors projects must compe
4、te for the companys limited resources the other parts of the contractors business that represent its major streams of income (such as commercial aviation or military contracts) will have priority over NASA projects. Lesson(s) Learned: 1. If private industry does not have an incentive to put their be
5、st people on a project, they wont.2. Without competition, contractors rely more on their existing science and technology and tend to be less innovative. a. This drives them toward design by analogy and the analogies may not be appropriate for space flight. b. Fly-off competitions give the Government
6、 a good preview of the contractors proposed solution set and reduce risk. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-.Recommendation(s): 1. All contractors scheduled to work on significant missions (those having a high dollar, risk, and/or publi
7、c exposure) should be chosen through a competitive mechanism.2. Contractors responsible for developing an entire flight vehicle should be chosen through a fly-off. a. The project budget and schedule should accommodate a fly-off. b. The project plan should include independent oversight and review tea
8、ms (a separate team assigned to each competitor) to interface with the competitive fly-off teams such that the final selections objectivity is maximized. Evidence of Recurrence Control Effectiveness: N/ADocuments Related to Lesson: NPG 7120.5Mission Directorate(s): a72 Exploration Systemsa72 Science
9、a72 Aeronautics Researcha72 Space OperationsAdditional Key Phrase(s): a72 Procurementa72 Small Business & Industrial Relationsa72 Program and Project Managementa72 Risk Management/AssessmentAdditional Info: Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Approval Info: a71 Approval Date: 2006-04-18a71 Approval Name: dkruhma71 Approval Organization: HQProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
