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Accession Number:
ADA556568
Title:
Green Acquisition Gap Analysis of the United States Air Force Operational Contracting Organizations
Descriptive Note:
Research paper
Corporate Author:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Report Date:
2011-12-01
Pagination or Media Count:
161.0
Abstract:
In this thesis, we explore the goals and requirements of green procurement in order to assess the Air Forces degree of success with incorporating the Department of Defenses DoDs Green Procurement Program GPP into its procurement process. This thesis provides an outline of the federal policies and guidance regarding green procurement, including Executive Order 13514 2009 and relevant parts of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. We examine the Air Forces progress towards a more environmentally friendly process, measured by the metrics set forth in the DoD GPP. To evaluate these metrics, we conducted an analysis to determine if the Air Force is implementing environmental considerations to the maximum extent practical. This analysis relied on the use of the Green Acquisition Gap Analysis GAGA model, which is a unique framework that we developed. The GAGA model fuses the personnel, platform, and protocol pillars of the Mandatory Pillars for Integrative Success Yoder, 2010 framework with the Contract Management Process framework, which dissects the six segments of the contracting process procurement planning, solicitation planning, the solicitation, source selection, contract administration, and contract closeout or termination Rendon, 2007. Further, in order to document best practices for Air Force-wide dissemination, we identified the leading Air Force installations through our extensive research and collaboration with key leadership.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
