Naval Ship Donation: Exist Procedures Inadequate for the Use of Additional Evaluation Criteria
Naval Ship Donation: Exist Procedures Inadequate for the Use of Additional Evaluation Criteria

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Published: 1997

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The Secretary of the Navy has legal authority (10 U.S.C. 7306) to transfer title of ships no longer needed for the Navy's purposes to not-for-profit entities and others. However, the law requires that (1) such a donation be made at no cost to the government, (2) the recipient maintain the ship, and (3) Congress be allowed 60 days to review the Secretary's decision. The Navy's ship donation evaluation process is designed to help the Secretary of the Navy determine whether those seeking a donation of a ship meet the Navy's requirements for financial and technical capabilities. The overall purpose of the ship donation program is to promote the public interest in the defense of the nation and to commemorate historic deeds performed by naval ships. In the past, with one exception, only 1 application was received for each of 43 donations and the qualified applicant received the donation. However, for the USS Missouri, the Navy received five applications. The Navy began the donation process for the USS Missouri in the same manner as prior donations, by requesting financial and technical information from the applicants and working with applicants to help ensure that the applications would satisfy the Navy's financial and technical requirements.

Naval Ship Donation: Existing Procedures Inadequate for the Use of Additional Evaluation Criteria
Naval Ship Donation: Existing Procedures Inadequate for the Use of Additional Evaluation Criteria

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Published: 1997

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The Secretary of the Navy has legal authority (10 U.S.C. 7306) to transfer title of ships no longer needed for the Navy's purposes to not-for-profit entities and others. However, the law requires that (1) such a donation be made at no cost to the government, (2) the recipient maintain the ship, and (3) Congress be allowed 60 days to review the Secretary's decision. The Navy's ship donation evaluation process is designed to help the Secretary of the Navy determine whether those seeking a donation of a ship meet the Navy's requirements for financial and technical capabilities. The overall purpose of the ship donation program is to promote the public interest in the defense of the nation and to commemorate historic deeds performed by naval ships. In the past, with one exception, only 1 application was received for each of 43 donations and the qualified applicant received the donation. However, for the USS Missouri, the Navy received five applications. We obtained information on the (1) process of applying for the ship, (2) evaluation criteria and weighting used to evaluate the applications, and (3) use of the criteria and weighting in the selection process. The purpose of this letter is to quickly summarize our findings and to recommend ways to improve the process for any future ship donation.

Naval Ship Donation. Selection Decision for U.S.S. New Jersey Was Objective, But Selection Process Can Be Strengthened
Naval Ship Donation. Selection Decision for U.S.S. New Jersey Was Objective, But Selection Process Can Be Strengthened

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Published: 2000

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On January 20, 2000, the Secretary of the Navy approved the selection of the Home Port Alliance (the Alliance), a nonprofit organization, to receive the U.S.S. New Jersey under the Navy's ship donation program. The organization had sought to obtain the ship for use as a floating museum to be moored in Camden, New Jersey The Secretary's decision represented the culmination of a competition between the Alliance and the U.S.S. New Jersey Battleship Commission (the Battleship Commission), another nonprofit organization, which had sought to obtain the ship for a proposed museum in Bayonne, New Jersey. After the Navy's decision, questions were raised concerning whether each competing organization had received equitable treatment in the selection process. At your request, we reviewed the selection process. This report addresses whether (1) the selection decision was credible and (2) opportunities exist to improve the selection process for future donations.

Navy's Evaluation Process in Ship Donation
Navy's Evaluation Process in Ship Donation

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Published: 1997

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On August 21, 1996, the Secretary of the Navy announced his decision to donate the USS Missouri, a ship of historical significance, to the USS Missouri Memorial Association in Hawaii. At your request, we reviewed the facts surrounding the donation process. Specifically, we obtained information on the (1) process of applying for the ship, (2) evaluation criteria and weighting used to evaluate the applications, and (3) use of the criteria and weighting in the selection process. On May 22, 1997, we briefed you on the results of our work, which is summarized below. Additional details on our results are contained in the enclosed briefing charts.