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This CSIS report examines trends in what the DoD is buying, how the DoD is buying it, and from whom the DoD is buying based on analysis of data from the Federal Procurement Data System.
List of contents
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 6
Fast Facts................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1 | Introduction ................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 | DoD Contract Spending in a Budgetary Context ..............................................10
Chapter 3 | What Is the DoD Buying? .............................................................................. 11
DoD Contract Obligations by Area ................................................................................ 11
DoD Contract Obligations by Platform Portfolio ............................................................ 12
DoD Contract Obligations by Stage of R&D .................................................................. 16
DoD Contract Obligations by Service Category ............................................................. 18
Chapter 4 | How Is the DoD Buying It? .......................................................................... 19
Latest Efforts to Reform the Defense Acquisition System ............................................. 19
OTA Usage across the DoD ......................................................................................... 22
Competition for Defense Contracts ............................................................................. 25
Chapter 5 | From Whom Is the DoD Buying? .................................................................. 27
Vendor Size .............................................................................................................. 27
Big Five Vendors ....................................................................................................... 28
Vendor Count ........................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 6 | What Are the Defense Components Buying? .................................................. 32
Chapter 7 | Conclusion ................................................................................................. 34
What Is the Big Picture for Defense Contracting? ......................................................... 34
Final Thoughts ......................................................................................................... 36
About the Authors ..................................................................................................... 37
About the author
Gregory Sanders is deputy director for research and fellow with the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he manages a research team that analyzes data on U.S. government contract spending and other budget and acquisition issues.
Won Joon Jang was a visiting fellow with the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group. He is also a research fellow with the Defense & Airspace Industry Research Center at the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET).
Alexander Holderness is a research assistant with the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group.
Summary
This CSIS report examines trends in what the DoD is buying, how the DoD is buying it, and from whom the DoD is buying based on analysis of data from the Federal Procurement Data System.
