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B-114807 1 (1973-11-27)

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                           UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE  fI)Ii
                                  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548                    -

        PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS
          ACQUISITION DIVISION


          B-114807
                                                     'NOV 2 7 1973
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           The Honorable Arthur F. Sampson                   LM096013
           Administrator
           General Services Administration    Vi

.A         Dear Mr. Sampson:

                We have surveyed the policies and procedures of the
           Federal Supply Service in aw   j heaSupply SchJeul-
           contracts to fill the needs of Government agencies for certain
           common-use items. We are evaluating the information obtained
           during the survey to determine what areas appear to offer a
           high potential for improvement. One of these areas, agency
           use of Federal Supply Schedules, is currently under review.

                The purpose of this letter is to present for your consid-
           eration a suggestion to limit the number of Schedule contracts
           awarded for similar products, in order to (1) increase compe-
           tition and obtain better prices and (2) simplify agencies' use
           of Federal Supply Schedules.

                In negotiating Schedule contracts for similar competitive
           items, there is no limit to the number of responsive and re-
           sponsible suppliers that can be awarded contracts provided
           they offer a discount from their catalog prices that the Fed-
           eral Supply Service determines to be reasonable. To measure
           reasonableness the Federal Supply Service generally requires
           suppliers to offer a discount at least equal to the largest
           discount given to any other customer. Since most suppliers
           can obtain a contract if they desire, competition among them
           is relatively limited.

                To get an indication of the number of contractors
           supplying similar products, we selected and analyzed 5 of the
           51 Schedules of negotiated contracts. The 5 Schedules listed
           97 items for which contracts had been awarded. The number
           of contractors available to supply each item is summarized
           below.



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