Acquisition of the Enhanced maritime Prepositioning Force, MPF(E), Ship

摘要

The paper will describe the streamlined acquisition process involved in the procurement, an conver- wion, of the first two of three Enhanced Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF(E)) Ships. This program was one of the first Programs undertaken within the Govern- Ment's new policy of Acquisition Reform, Which resulted in the development of "performance based' requirements for these ships. This program is notable in that one Prime contractor is responsible for the Accomplishment of all phases, and that The contractors participating were not Shipyards as is usually the fashion for Government ship acquisition programs.