Pushing the Envelope: Engine Development and Procurement for the F-15 Fighter Jet (C)
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Pushing the Envelope: Engine Development and Procurement for the F-15 Fighter Jet (C)
Pushing the Envelope: Engine Development and Procurement for the F-15 Fighter Jet (C)
Abstract
The C case provides data on the reliability of both the F100 jet engine by Pratt and Whitney and the rival F110 by General Electric from 1975 to 1990. In addition, the case charts a proxy for the number of contractual disputes from 1970 to 1987 for all subsidiaries of the parent companies of Pratt and Whitney and General Electric.
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UVA-QA-0646
Pushing the Envelope:
Engine Development ANd Procurement for the F-15 Fighter Jet (C)
Air Force contracting officers perceived the behavior of a defense contractor to depend on company-wide policies set by the parent for all its subsidiaries. Exhibit 1 charts the number of cases argued and determined involving the contractor, the parent company, and its other subsidiaries for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft and for General Electric. These numbers include appeals of Air Force contracting -officer decisions filed by the contractors, as well as appeals filed by the military departments in the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Also included are suits filed by private citizens or firms against the defense contractor, its parent, or other subsidiaries, and vice versa, in the U.S. District Court system, the U.S. Claims Court, with the Comptroller General (in the case of bid protests), and the federal Appellate Court system.
Exhibit 2 charts the number of unscheduled engine removals per 1,000 flight hours for the Pratt and Whitney F100 and F200 engines, the improved Pratt and Whitney F220 engine, and the F110 by General Electric.
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Keywords: procurement, incomplete, contracts, negotiations, technological, risk
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