National Nuclear Security Administration: Use of Line Items in Management and Operating Contracts Could Be Improved
What GAO Found The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has traditionally used a single, all-encompassing management and operating (M&O) contract at each of its sites to acquire work performed, including to subcontract for construction services. Beginning in 2014, NNSA introduced individual contract line item numbers (line items) to some contracts to increase the visibility of specific efforts. Line items capture information about separately identifiable goods and services that the government seeks to acquire within the scope of the overall contract. Since introducing individual contract line items in 2014, NNSA has minimally used line items to separate contract deliverables, esp.
Reported by Maria LopezNational Nuclear Security Administration: Use of Line Items in Management and Operating Contracts Could Be Improved.
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What GAO Found The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has traditionally used a single, all-encompassing management and operating (M&O) contract at each of its sites to acquire work performed, including to subcontract for construction services.
Beginning in 2014, NNSA introduced individual contract line item numbers (line items) to some contracts to increase the visibility of specific efforts.
Line items capture information about separately identifiable goods and services that the government seeks to acquire within the scope of the overall contract.
Since introducing individual contract line items in 2014, NNSA has minimally used line items to separate contract deliverables, esp…
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