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FPCD-75-157 1 (1975-06-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabbo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: j 4 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-146856 JUN 2 3 1975 The Honorable Fortney H. Stark, Jr. Member, United States LOBS e, House of. Representatives LM09r998 p 7 Eastmont Mall Oakland, California 94605 Dear Mr. Stark: As requested in your October 22, 1974, letter, we have inquired into your constituent's proposal that military per- sonnel replace civilian field buyers in procuring fresh fruits and vegetables for the Department of Defense. The constituent - estimated that using military personnel already located in the commodity growing areas would save over $1 million annually. The proposal was based on the premise that military per- sonnel already located at posts or bases in the growing areas could assume the procurement function and reduce costs. Ac- cordingly, we determined both the cost of civilian field buyers and the feasibility of military personnel assuming the function at less cost. After analyzing the information provided by your constit- uent and reviewing the field buying function at the Defense Subsistence Region - Alameda, we believe the proposal is not practical. We have concluded that (1) the actual cost of the buying function has been considerably less than estimated by the constituent and (2) using military personnel might in- crease costs without providing added benefits. As the following table shows, the constituent made sev- eral erroneous assumptions and thus significantly overstated field buying costs. FPCD-75-157 BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE G+38 __ _ _

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