United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-07-01 monographic deposited born digital 26 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-99-140 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140 P0b002ee1803930aa f:ns99140 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140 NSIAD-99-140 Weapons systems Army procurement Department of Defense contractors Private sector practices Military aircraft Helicopters Military cost control Logistics Reengineering (management) Cost effectiveness analysis DOD Quadrennial Defense Review Apache Helicopter Army Working Capital Fund Army Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared Program Target Acquisition Designation Sight and Pilot Night Vision Sensor Army Apache Helicopter Reliability Improvement Program DOD Prime Vendor Program Letter Report NSIAD

The Pentagon has embarked on a strategy to reengineer its logistics support for weapon systems by relying more on the private sector. The military has selected the Apache AH-64 helicopter as a pilot for implementing this new strategy. At the same time, the Army has been considering a logistics support concept called prime vendor support for the Apache. Prime vendor support is a contractor's proposal to use commercial practices to reengineer logistics support, improve readiness, reduce life-cycle costs, and provide savings that can be used to modernize the helicopter. The program will rely on private-sector capital to upgrade Apache components and to manage the parts pipeline. DOD is prohibited from entering into a prime vendor contract for depot maintenance and repair of a weapons system until 30 days after the military submits a report to Congress describing the competitive procedures used to select the awardee and provides a cost analysis that shows the savings to the government over the life of the contract. This report determines the status of the Apache prime vendor support proposals. GAO discusses the evolution of the prime vendor support concept and the financial and operational issues that have been raised over whether the Army should implement the concept. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140.pdf GAO/NSIAD-99-140 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-140 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-99-140; Army Logistics: Status of Proposed Support Plan for Apache; Weapons systems Army procurement Department of Defense contractors Private sector practices Military aircraft Helicopters Military cost control Logistics Reengineering (management) Cost effectiveness analysis DOD Quadrennial Defense Review Apache Helicopter Army Working Capital Fund Army Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared Program Target Acquisition Designation Sight and Pilot Night Vision Sensor Army Apache Helicopter Reliability Improvement Program DOD Prime Vendor Program Title 10 Section 2461 Title 10 Section 2469 10 U.S.C. 2461 10 U.S.C. 2469 Public Law 105-261 Public Law 105-262