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 2007-01-17 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-58 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58 P0b002ee1803a09ca f:d0758 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58 GAO-07-58 Evaluation criteria Contract administration Contract performance Contractor payments Program evaluation Cost control Standards evaluation Cost plus award fee contracts Performance management Other Written Product A64921 Cost-plus-award-fee contracts accounted for almost half of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration's (NASA) obligated contract dollars for fiscal years 2002-2004. Since 1990, we have identified NASA's contract management as a high-risk area--in part because of a lack of emphasis on end results. Congress asked us to examine (1) the extent NASA's guidance on award fees addresses problems previously identified with the use of award-fee contracts and (2) whether NASA follows its guidance in using award fees to achieve desired outcomes. We reviewed the top 10 dollar value award-fee contracts active from fiscal years 2002 through 2004. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58.pdf GAO-07-58 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-58 Other Written Product GAO-07-58; NASA Procurement: Use of Award Fees for Achieving Program Outcomes Should Be Improved; Evaluation criteria Contract administration Contract performance Contractor payments Program evaluation Cost control Standards evaluation Cost plus award fee contracts Performance management