{"id":50058,"date":"2024-05-01T22:03:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/01\/space-acquisitions-chief-wants-more-authority-to-blacklist-contractors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:59:21","slug":"space-acquisitions-chief-wants-more-authority-to-blacklist-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2024\/05\/01\/space-acquisitions-chief-wants-more-authority-to-blacklist-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"Space acquisitions chief wants more authority to blacklist contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force\u2019s top acquisition official wants authority to effectively blacklist underperforming defense contractors \u2014 an ability that now resides with the military official who leads the service\u2019s purchasing field command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act mandated the creation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/11\/01\/space-forces-calvelli-issues-acquisition-guideposts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contractor Responsibility Watch List<\/a> designed to allow Space Systems Command to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/02\/28\/missile-warning-sensor-payload-delay-could-push-back-2025-launch-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">hold companies accountable for poor performance<\/a> and cost overruns. Contracting officials are barred from awarding new contracts or extending options on existing deals with a firm placed on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, told lawmakers that while the tool is helpful, he\u2019d like to see it expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s been useful. I think it can be more useful,\u201d he said during a House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on May 1. \u201cI would love to see the tool expanded and [authority given] to me as the service acquisition executive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space Systems Command has never confirmed use of the CRWL. Asked by C4ISRNET in February whether the service has placed contractors on the list, Calvelli declined to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has, however, promoted the use of the tool by acquisition officers. In an October 2022 memo, issued shortly after Calvelli took office, he listed contractor accountability as a key tenet for running successful space acquisition programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTake corrective action and consider all tools available for poor performers, including loss of fee, use of the Contractor Responsibility Watch List and, if necessary, stopping a program,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIndustry works for you, so be a demanding customer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acquisition reform is a major focus for Calvelli, who has on many occasions challenged the Space Force to move faster to develop and acquire systems and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/10\/25\/atlas-other-troubled-space-force-programs-to-miss-2023-deliveries\/\" target=\"_blank\">called out \u201clong-standing, troubled programs\u201d <\/a>that are years behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Programs 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