TY - BOOK ID - 137716047 TI - Performance-based contracting in the Air Force : a report on experiences in the field AU - Ausink, John A. AU - Cannon, Charles. AU - Project Air Force (U.S.) AU - Rand Corporation PY - 2001 SN - 1598754165 PB - Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, DB - UniCat KW - Defense contracts KW - Contracting out KW - Performance contracts KW - United States. KW - Procurement. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137716047 AB - In recent years, the Office of the Secretary of Defense has initiatedand the Air Force has aggressively implementeda policy aimed at the widespread adoption of performance-based services acquisition (PBSA), an outcome-oriented approach in which the buyer tells the offeror what it needs rather than how to meet that need. ER -