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NSIAD-96-95R 1 (1996-02-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaclbv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States GJAO) General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-270978 February 16, 1996 The Honorable Daniel S. Goldin Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dear Mr. Goldin: Over the past few years, we have reviewed and reported on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) contract management as a high risk area. Recently, we surveyed the agency's approach to monitoring, measuring, and validating its progress in improving contract management. We are not proceeding to a full review at this time because of the staffing needs of other assignments. We may resume our work in this area later this year. In the meantime, we would like to share our preliminary observations on areas of progress and the potential need for additional action. INCREASED MANAGEMENT ATTENTION We are encouraged by the interest and responsiveness of NASA's procurement officials in establishing, routinely reviewing, and initiating timely actions on a broad range of procurement reports and metrics. Among the current matters officials review on a regular basis are the schedule milestones for major procurement activities; the age and value of undefinitized contract actions; the disposition of bid protests; progress toward NASA's 8-percent goal for awarding contracts to small, disadvantaged businesses; and trends in the number, value, and competitive status of procurement obligations. In addition, to improve oversight, NASA has planned or implemented improvements in systems used to monitor agency actions in response to our prior audit recommendations, NASA's Inspector General, and the Defense Contract Audit Agency audit recommendations. Our preliminary work also indicates that procurement officials appropriately follow up on known and suspected problems-- frequently using special teams to better define the problems, assess solutions, and recommend corrective actions. GAO/NSIAD-96-95R NASA Contract Management

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