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PSAD-79-30 1 (1979-02-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmsw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ' 120 N3 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-193675 .,v 7r Neire the E41IWARY 14,1979 RELEASED A05 except o' a °prov by the Office of o gressiONaI- B Oela .... The Honorable CharlesMcC. Mathias, Jr., United States Senate The Honorable Paul 5'. Sarbanes, United States Senate The Honorable Clarence D. Long, House of Representatives The Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski, House of Representatives The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell, House of Representatives In compliance with your request of May 9, 1978, we investigated allegations made by employee representatives that officials of the Baltimore area of the General Services Administration (GSA) had improperly contracted work to out- side firms which could have been more inexpensively and expeditiously performed by GSA personnel. We also inquired into allegations of contractor malperformance at sites in the Baltimore area. In a discussion with your offices, it was agreed that the specific questions included in your request could be restated: --Before awarding a contract, did GSA consider using inhouse personnel to do the work, and make a compari- son of the estimated costs of contractor and inhouse performance? If not, can GAO make cost comparisons on contracts previously awarded? --How effective are GSA's purchasing and inspection procedures? --Are the GSA employees' allegations about contractor malperformance in any part accurate? Answers to these questions are summarized below. --Cost comparisons were not performed or required, but GSA officials indicated compliance with their policy to use inhouse personnel to the extent available before awarding contracts. Preparation of cost com- parisons by us on contracts previously awarded would be impractical. --Controls over purchasing and inspection had been seriously deficient but have been strengthened. 11D-79-30 120143 4C

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