GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: DoD's contractor database could lead to the wrong results

Senior defense official cautions against hinging contract awards on past-performance records.
 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Federal Computer Week

30March2011 10:29amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: A top defense acquisition policy official said the government should not overemphasize a company’s past work when awarding a contract because its limited database of information might become a barrier for some companies.

At a hearing March 28, Ashton Carter, undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the Defense Department does not have adequate data on past performance on which to base a contract award. He also questioned how DOD would handle cases in which companies want to break into the defense industry but have no work history with the federal government. Even if the company has done similar work for a foreign government, DOD would not have a record of it. (read full report)

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