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In reasponse to your June 5, 1974, lettr, we re viewed the T fens
Supply Agency's policy for, purchasing potatoes, particularly its policy
conczerning the three specific poin-ts your constituent raised, which
--Should t he Agency pirchbase all potatoes on a bid basis r~ther
than semi buayers to the gring areas?
--SImuld the Agency p-urehase all potatoes only in the New York
area?
---Arc the sav igs realized by purcha.sing Msine potatoes offset
by the expanses incuared in sending a buyer to Maine?
T.,e i2afense Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia., Per~nsyIva~aia,
a entrs_ l ze oreazc !%ion stamblished to p&~chase food for zliLtar.
actl~v .... , do;..nlstc's t]]r A~erc\s policits, The Center o ot, ates
th-ou .h fc~r Dfeme su sistc~e regions wh ich are responsibi for
.... 'i' 7f~c: to irilitar/ c'istz-ners in the' areas. The rcgi, nal
o:. ies l .cazed in New Yor-k; Qakiami, Califcrr a; New Orle ins;
24;4 C;, li 7/o.
The Agenzy uses the sic]h--buviJng te' nice--tt is,.is
ins'>ction Seco'e reiaase of pr'xice in the field or in stor'aqe--to
~-ch~e arros 9~ -'~'t ofits nn .,fes fr uits and veg. tabJ i
B- 9te New York rion, using the s±ght-
ne Hrabl Otis~~~ Pie54ir2 toepicillfrmbkesr
es;iru s at he cYork Harlem iver ,iel yard and pr hased L072
Isui xatoe and. t .ta rr~ nohra princina! !v from
gro~ersin hos .:, tieu.r ares. Howeer, because Mine potato
Deni aro it -h e YPirke
Infecpfoe yCtour Ju e 17nr t-1.tC er directed the Dew Yo:4z region
' llk into purc heasb-Jit of ' p:otato-i potaresdirect ol
its .- 'rS'ud thiPer-s in p .a.e. a. resLts in Nov b- r L973 -he
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