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<p>The devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti dramatically impaired the  capabilities of all rapid response efforts. The resulting extreme conditions made it  difficult to transport and deliver equipment, materials, supplies, and services to the  earthquake victims and the first responders. The objective of this research is to analyze  the effectiveness of the contracting and logistics support provided by the Department of  Defense (DoD) through its collaborative disaster response effort-Operation Unified  Response (OUR). This analysis reviews the initial response time, coordination of efforts,  adequacy of support, contract administration and oversight processes, and logistics  management of OUR within the first 100 hours of the disaster. Further, this analysis  examines how the planners and coordinators of OUR used contracting and logistics to  overcome the devastation that challenged their abilities to provide prompt relief to those  in Haiti. The research team studied recent DoD disaster response operations to help  determine the how effective were DoD's actions in the first 100 hours of the Haitian  relief effort. The researchers recommend further research to analyze the cost savings  associated with early integration of Contingency Contracting Officers (CCO) and  Disaster Response Logisticians into the planning phases and life cycle of contingency  operations, and they conclude that the time for DoD to improve its response practices is,  NOW!
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<br>Subjects: Economic assistance, American</div>
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<dl><dd>Obayuwana, Stella E.</dd>
<dd>Lockett, Eric D.</dd></dl></div>
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