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B-172186 1 (1971-11-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaehn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: WE, - Ho t- ereCest U OUE N, WASHINGTON. D.C. RELEASED /... B-172186 6 Dear Mr. Chairman: LM090591 7 By letter dated June 2, 1971, you requested information n concerning the transfer of the construction and facility pro- gram from the Post Office Department to the Corps of Engineers. The Department became the United States Postal Service on July 1, 1971. In our letter of June 28, 1971, we confirmed the agreement made with your office that we would provide in- formation on (1) the arrangements between the Department and the Corps on postal facility construction activities and (2) the management-res-poiiility 76f the Service over postal buildings after July 1, 1971t 1 The Postal Reorganization Act, approved August 12, 1970 (84 Stat. 719; 39 U.S.C. 101), provided, among other things, for the transfer to the Service of all contracts, records, and documents relating to the operation of the departmental service and the postal field service of the former Post Office Department. Thus, when the agreements discussed herein indi- cate responsibility attaching to the Department, the Service would have assumed these responsibilities on July 1, 1971. ARRANGEMENTS ON POSTAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION On March 11, 1971, the Department entered into two agree- ments with the Department of the Army, transferring postal building site acquisition and construction responsibilities to the Corps. Each agreement covers a 3-year period. One agree- ment was a broad umbrella type, signed by the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Army, covering basic prin- ciples and policies. The other agreement, signed by the Post- master General and the Chief of Engineers, established the responsibilities, terms, and conditions under which the Corps would furnish the required site acquisition and construction services. Under these agreements the Corps would be assigned postal building projects costing over $2 million or containing over 50,000 square feet. Responsibility for construction projects falling below this criteria would generally be assigned to the Post Office Department's regional offices. On May 20, 1971, 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1921-1971

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