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6. Findings and Recommendations
Pages 55-58

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... extending 200 miles offshore, the increased use of marine resources, the national commitment to global ocean investigation, and the level of future NOAA activities in bathymetry, fisheries, and oceanography. The NOAA Fleet will play an important role in accomplishing this task.
From page 56...
... The data from respondents were inconclusive due primarily to lack of specificity in standards and tolerances provided for each mission area. The committee believes that only through the issuance of a carefully prepared RFP, which would include incentives for high performance by contractors and clear intent to make a contract award, will competitive and reliable cost data be obtained.
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... 8. Finding: Problems appear to occur most frequently where techni Cal procurement documents are prepared in a central procurement office by individuals not intimately familiar with the tasks to be accomplished or services to be rendered at sea.


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