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GAO-01-435R 1 (2001-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaloj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 28, 2001 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman, Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate Subject: Drug Control: The Department of State's Contract Award for Its Counternarcotics Aviation Program Dear Mr. Chairman: The Department of State's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is responsible for implementing policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime. As part of this effort, the Bureau operates a fleet of aircraft supporting foreign governments in their efforts to locate and eradicate drug crops. The Bureau's total budget for this program has grown to about $50 million annually, with current operations in the major coca-growing countries of Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. The Bureau manages the aviation program from its office at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Since 1991, State has awarded two contracts to DynCorp Aerospace Technology for aviation services to support the Bureau's counternarcotics aviation program. Between the time when DynCorp's initial contract with State was scheduled to expire in 1996 and the current 5-year contract was awarded in 1998, State issued three interim sole-source contract extensions to DynCorp. You expressed concern about whether State complied with applicable contracting requirements in making these awards. In response to your request, we determined whether State (1) followed applicable requirements in issuing the interim sole-source extensions to DynCorp and (2) properly awarded the current contract.1 RESULTS IN BRIEF State adhered to applicable contracting laws and regulations in issuing the three interim sole- source contract extensions to DynCorp. Although State had developed extensive plans to make a competitive award before DynCorp's existing contract expired, State determined that because of an ever-changing scope of work, it needed to prepare a completely new solicitation incorporating a different statement of work and various program changes. As a result, State could not award a new competitive contract before DynCorp's contract expired. The documentation shows that because of the contract's magnitude, DynCorp's past experience on the job made it the only qualified contractor able to provide the services without interruption. As required, State publicized each of its decisions to use 1As agreed with your staff, we will address other aspects of the Bureau's countemarcotics aviation program in a separate report to you. GAO-01-435R State's Aviation Program Contract

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