Army Has the Opportunity To Recompete DAS3 Purchases and Improve Automated Battlefield Support
IMTEC-84-20
Published: Sep 28, 1984. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 1984.
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GAO reviewed the Army's acquisition of the decentralized automated service support system (DAS3), which provides automation to combat service support functions on the battlefield.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | To ensure that the Army achieves established combat service support goals cost effectively and complies with current hardware standardization policy, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to reassess the Army's current contracts and proposed acquisition strategy by identifying units in urgent need of DAS3-B systems and providing these systems under the existing contract, but ordering no more new units under that contract. |
The Department of Defense concurs with this recommendation. The Army has taken action by reviewing its combat service support requirements and as a result, negated the requirement to procure years 3 through 5 of the DAS3-B system.
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| Department of Defense | To ensure that the Army achieves established combat service support goals cost effectively and complies with current hardware standardization policy, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to reassess the Army's current contracts and proposed acquisition strategy by developing and implementing a competitive acquisition strategy for combat administration support systems that: (1) considers a full range of technological alternatives; and (2) comprehensively addresses combat service support and other related mission requirements through 1987 and beyond. |
As a result of a study of its combat service support requirements, the Army terminated its DAS3-B system contract. Combat service support requirements will be supported with the recent acquisition of new tactical computers called TACCS.
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