Depot Maintenance

The Navy's Decision to Stop F/A-18 Repairs at Ogden Air Logistics Center Gao ID: NSIAD-96-31 December 15, 1995

GAO reviewed the Navy's analysis to support its decision to move F/A-18 depot maintenance work from the Air Force Ogden Air Logistics Center in Ogden, Utah, to the North Island Naval Aviation Depot in San Diego, California. This report addresses (1) GAO's review of the Navy's analysis and adjustments for cost and performance comparability used to justify the decision to move its F/A-18 repair activities from Ogden to North Island, (2) GAO's independent analysis using more current data than that available at the time of the Navy's decision, and (3) GAO's analysis of the adequacy of guidance regarding the conduct of merit-based analyses.

GAO found that: (1) it is difficult to compare F/A-18 modification, corrosion, and paint program cost and performance data at North Island and Ogden because the Navy does not use the most current information when making adjustments for the amount of work completed at each depot; (2) based on its analysis, Ogden's maintenance costs are slightly lower, but the Department of Defense's (DOD) decision to retain F/A-18 repair capability at North Island is more cost-effective for workload consolidation efforts; and (3) DOD needs to define the steps, processes, analyses, and validation procedures for its future depot-maintenance decisions.

Recommendations

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