Examples of true multiyear?

Started by Caradoc · Jun 17, 2010 · 2 replies

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    Caradoc

    Jun 17, 2010 · 15y ago

    Original post

    I'm hoping one or two here know an example or two of true multiyear being used for fairly large dollar acquisitions.

    Two hours of Google indicate that a lot of people who ought to know better use the term multiyear loosely (no spreading of non-recurring startup cost with recoupment in the event subsequent years don't get exercised) when all they really mean is "multiple year" or options for follow-on years. As nearly as I can tell -- since there's mention of cost savings -- Navy's Aegis program used multiyear at one point. Other Google results include HMMWV (Humvee) and Javelin but digging in a bit does nothing to confirm use of multiyear as defined.

    Please, no major research asked for, just "top of your head" data call. Thanks in advance.

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    j_dude77

    Nov 5, 2010 · 15y ago

    NASA's ODIN contract. Agency-wide IT contract. IRRC 5 year base, 5 one year options.

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    Guest Vern Edwards

    Nov 5, 2010 · 15y ago

    See GAO Report GAO-08-298, Defense Acquisitions: DOD?s Practices and Processes for Multiyear Procurement Should Be Improved (February 2008). It describes several such programs: F-22A, V-22, F/A-18E/F and others. According to the report:

    For the past 25 years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has used multiyear contracts to procure thousands of major weapon systems, investing about $10 billion annually in recent years. Multiyear procurement is a special authority to contract for up to 5 program years of requirements in one year.

    I can't imagine why you spent two hours on Google with so few results. A 30 second Google search for brought up several reports listing many such programs.

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