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Federal Agencies' Contractiig for Researc and Development in
the Private, Profitmaking Soctor. PSAD-77-66; B-164912. March
24, 1977. Released April 8, 1977. 1 pp. + appedices (18 pp.).
Report to Sen. Charles H. Percy, Ranking Minority Renter, Senate
Committee on Governmen4al Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats,
Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Science and Technology: Federal Laboratories and
Federally Supported Organizations Performing Research and
Development (2003).
Contact,, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div,
Budget Function: General Science, Space, and Technology: General
Science and Basic Research (251).
Organization Concerned: National Science Foundation;
Environmental Protection Agency; Department of
Transportation; Department of Commerce.
congressional Relevance: Senate (cumittee on Governmental
Affairs.
Authority: Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Public Health Service
Act. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Clean air Act. Solid aste Disposal Act. Fedcral ater
tollution Control Act. Noise Control Act. Federal Aviation
Act. High Speed Grouni Transportation Act. Department of
Transportation Act. Rational Traffic and otor Vehicle
Safety Act. Federal Railroad Safety Act.
Pederal research and development contract awards to the
private, profitmakcing sector are increasing. These contract
awards have particular potential problems which should receive
attention. The authrrity, practices, and procedures for awarding
research and development contracts to private, profitmaking
firms vere investigated for the following agencies: the Maritime
Adinistration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal
Aviation Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the
Office of the Secretary of Transportation Findings/Conclusions:
Eramination of more than 100 contracts awarded by these agencies
in fiscal year 1975 to private, profitmaking firms indizated
that there are three potential problem areas: end-of-year
contract awards; contract modifications; and a lack of formal
procedures for evaluating the usefulness of contract work. In
addition, agencies were found to be furnishing inaccurate
research and development funding data to the National Science
Founuation. The Foundation uses this funding data to compile
annual comprehensive statistical reports on the magnitude and
composition of Federal research and development programs which
are used in planning for Government programs. Many of the
inaccuracies of the agencies@ reports may occur tecause the
agencies have not issued firm instructions for supplying
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