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DOCUMENT 11853
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History of Contract Awarded to Develop a Project Grant
Information System. 9115845; 419-77-47. April O, 1977. Released
April 18, 1977. 30 pp. * 6 appendices (11 pp.).
Report to Sen. Willian Proxmire; by Robert F. xeller, Acting
Comptreller general.
Issue Area: Education, Trainiog. and Employment Programs (1100);
Federal Procurement of Goods and SerWvces (1900).
Contact: HuRaM 2e30oCceS DiV.
Budget Function: Iducation. Naupower, and ScO±.l Services (500).
Organizatiou Concerned: Off ce of Education; Rockwell
International Corp.
Congressional Rlevanc,j: Sen. William Proxmire.
authority: (86 Stat. 1279; Brooks siii Federal Property and
Adainistrative Sirvices Act of 1949; F.1. 92-562, sec. 902).
41 C.F.l. 1. 41 C.? . 3. 41 G.S.C. 252(%:) (10).
The Offtice of Education awarded a sole source contract
to North american Rockwell Corporation (now Rockwell
International Corporation) in 1969 for developaoat of a
computerized management information system.
Findings/Conclusions: 2h. sole source contract stipulated that,
the system be operational in 9 months at a total
cost-plus-fixed-fee of S378174. Instead* the contract took 44
months to complete and th,) costs amounted to about $3 million.
Despite the amount and funds expende,4 the system did not
function as intended and the contract was terminated before the
contractor completed all the work it was to have accosplished.
After abandoning the use of the syntem developed by the
contractor, the Of'.ice of Bdacation developed a less
sophisticated system of its own at e' cost of about S20,000 that
met the same needs. The contract review procedures were
inadequate and agency officials did not adequately justify the
continuation of contract modif'cations. Office of Education
officials in several instances did not comply with Federal
Procurement Regulations and circumvented Office internal
procedures in administering this contract. (Autor/SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaacbl0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)