Yesterday DoD announced:
McKinsey & Co. Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded a $16,397,621 firm-fixed-price contract to develop a model to evaluate the bottlenecks and capacities of the ammunition industrial base, assess outside the continental U.S. ammunition supply chain dependency and risk, and to develop financial assessments of government-owned, contractor-operated facilities. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C., with an estimated completion date of March 15, 2024. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $16,397,621 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-22-C-0038).
Wait. Did I read this right? $16 Million, not for ammo, but to “model” the ammo supply chain?? And how long is that “model” good for, before overcome by events?? How about just drop some contracts for ammo, and have the IG write up a report on the bottlenecks that are identified? If I was a cynic, I’d say someone inside the Beltway is making the right campaign contributions.