01569nas a2200265   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653000800052653002400060653002100084653003500105653002400140653000800164653002000172653001700192100001800209700002100227700001600248700001900264245007900283300001000362490000700372520092400379       2007                            d  c200710aAHP10acontract management10aDecision Support10adefense acquisition management10aDefense procurement10aDSS10arisk management10aTransparency1 aTodor Tagarev1 aGueorgui Stankov1 aLozan Bizov1 aAtanas Natchev00aA Framework Methodology to Support the Selection of a Multipurpose Fighter  a82-910 v213 a<p>The procurement of multipurpose fighter planes is one of the major procurement, or modernization projects, announced by Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense in 2002, but a procurement case has not been initiated so far. This article calls for a transparent decision-making process within a rational framework, based on both qualitative and quantitative analysis, that would allow to select “the best” multipurpose fighter for the Bulgarian Air Force. After outlining the main assumptions, the authors examine the issue of identifying and structuring the criteria for selection of a multipurpose fighter, describe the main steps of a rational, quantitatively-based, transparent decision-making process and analyze the major decision support requirements, as well as methods and tools that may be used in providing analytical support to both the selection process and the follow-on contract and project management.</p>