Boeing recently marked its 10th anniversary of providing support for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter under PBL contracts.
Performance-based contracting is the Department of Defense's preferred method of sustainment. In PBL programs, the customer pays for a specified level of readiness, not individual parts or services.
"C-17 GSP is the most mature and successful system-level PBL program in
existence, providing the highest mission-capable rate in U.S. Air Force
airlift -- 85 percent and up," said
With its first C-17 PBL contract award in 1998, Boeing became the first contractor to operate as an Air Force depot with the establishment of an inventory control point. The company took over the responsibility of forecasting, purchasing and material management for the C-17, its F117 engine and all C-17-unique support.
"Never before had any contractor been given the overarching responsibility to manage the most important pieces of a military aircraft," Urzua said. "This required a massive cultural change for us and for the customer. Look at the numbers -- the concept worked."
The program started with 42 aircraft in the field and two operating bases
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