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Pentagon Sees ‘Sea Change’ In Use of Award-Fee Contracts

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Friday, August 7th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is "trending away" from using cost-plus-award-fee contracts as it continues to refine its policies and procedures regarding fees paid to contractors, a senior defense official said. Shay Assad, the director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, told a Senate panel this week there has been a "sea change" in the way the Pentagon uses award-fee contracts. It has implemented statutory changes enacted in recent years by Congress, including a ban on paying award fees following…

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