United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-10-14 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-169R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R P0b002ee180394d36 f:d04169r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R GAO-04-169R Air Force procurement Contract costs Cost effectiveness analysis Equipment leases Military aircraft Military cost control Procurement evaluation Procurement planning KC-135 Aircraft KC-767A Aircraft Correspondence A08731 During the Senate Armed Services Committee's September 4, 2003 hearing on the Department of Defense's (DOD) proposed lease of 100 Boeing KC-767A aerial refueling aircraft, Congress expressed concern about a significant "bow-wave" funding requirement in future years to pay for leasing and then buying these 100 aircraft at the end of their leases, while continuing efforts to modernize the remainder of the tanker fleet. Subsequently, Congress requested that DOD analyze the option of leasing 25 aircraft, followed by a procurement of the remaining 75 aircraft. The Deputy Secretary of Defense responded to the request on September 22, 2003, identifying several alternative acquisition strategies, with associated cost and savings estimates. On September 25, 2003, Congress asked that GAO review the DOD response and assess the validity of the department's assumptions and the accuracy of the cost and savings estimates, and identify any other alternative acquisition strategies that the Committee should consider. This letter responds to that request. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R.pdf GAO-04-169R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-169R Correspondence GAO-04-169R; Military Aircraft: Observations on DOD's Aerial Refueling Aircraft Acquisition Options; Air Force procurement Contract costs Cost effectiveness analysis Equipment leases Military aircraft Military cost control Procurement evaluation Procurement planning KC-135 Aircraft KC-767A Aircraft Volume 115 Page 2230 115 Stat. 2230 Public Law 107-117