HEARINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 4, PUBLIC LAW 86-89 SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT PRACTICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION HEARINGS HELD APRIL 25, 27, 28, 29; MAY 2, 3, 4, 5, 31; JUNE 1, 3, 9, 1960 COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES PAUL J. KILDAY, Texas CARL VINSON, Georgia, Chairman CARL T. DURHAM, North Carolina O. C. FISHER, Texas PORTER HARDY, JR., Virginia CHARLES E. BENNETT, Florida A. PAUL KITCHIN, North Carolina SAMUEL S. STRATTON, New York JEFFERY COHELAN, California LESLIE C. ARENDS, Illinois JAMES E. VAN ZANDT, Pennsylvania ALVIN E. O'KONSKI, Wisconsin FRANK C. OSMERS, JR., New Jersey FRANK J. BECKER, New York CHARLES E. CHAMBERLAIN, Michigan CONTENTS Campbell, Hon. Joseph, Comptroller General of the United States___ LeBoutillier, Hon. Philip. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Milne, Hon. Cecil P., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Material__ Taylor, Hon. Philip B., Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 404 315 224 Davis, Maj. Gen. W. E., Director of Procurement and Production, Headquarters Air Material Command, Dayton, Ohio. Ragusin, Aaron J., Deputy for Procurement and Production, Office Taylor, Hon. Philip B., Assistant Secretary for Material. 224-250 Johnson, Hon. Courtney, Assistant Secretary for Material. McMorrow, Brig. Gen. F. J., Director of Procurement, Office Phelan, John, Assistant Director of Procurement Policy. Newman, William, Chief, Defense Auditing and Contracting Di- Welch, J. Edward, Office of General Counsel. Section 3. Part 2-Circumstances permitting negotiations__ Part 8-Price negotiation policies and techniques---- Part 9-Subcontracting policies and procedures. Section 15. Contract cost principles and procedures.... 71-124 1. By type of contract pricing provision, fiscal 1959-- 2. By type of contract pricing provision, fiscal 1951-59_. 3. Number by type of contract pricing provision, fiscal 1952-59_. 4. Formally advertised and other prime contracts, fiscal 1957-59- 5. Formally advertised and other prime contracts, fiscal 1959- 6. Net value by program, fiscal 1959- 7. Number and net value by method, fiscal 1959- 8. Extent of competitive procurement, fiscal 1959- Government facilities (investment), consideration, use of and return on__ 197- 199, 201, 357-359, 370, 373, 378-380 Armed Services Procurement Act (ch. 137, T. 10, USC). Appendix 1 National emergency: Declaration of as it affects procurement practices— 37, 38, Reports: House Report 1688, 84th Congress, 2d session (to accompany Page Sales, net worth, capital investment, return on....... 316, |