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CGSA's Use of Advertised and Negotiated Contracts for New
Construction and Major Bepair and Alterations]. LCn-78- 0;
B-95136. July 6, 1S78. 5 pp. + enclosure (5 Fp.).
Report to Joel W. Solomon, Administratcr, General Services
Administration; by Robert G. Rothwell (for fred J. Shafer,
Director, Logistics and Communicaticrs Div.).
Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Gccds and Services:
Beasonableness of Prices Under Negotiated Contracts and
Subcontracts (1904); Federal Procurement of Goods and
Services (1900).
Contact: Lcgistics and Communicatig.s Div.
Budget Function: General Government (800).
Conqressional Relevance: House Committee Cn Public Works and
Transportation; Senate Committee on Environment and lublic
Works,
Authority: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949.
A recent analysis of the General Services
Administration's (GSA's) contract awards fcz constructicr and
major repairs and alteraticns cf buildings raised questions
about the sufficiency of competition in the awards. From 1974
through 1976, 324 new construction ccctracts were awarded
totaling $335 million, and 1,610 contracts for major repairs and
alterations were awarded totaling atout $177 millicn. Atcut 13%
of all contracts were awarded through negotiation in addition to
those negotiated as small business set-asides. In formally
advertised procurements, a large percentage of awards were made
after receiving only cne or two bids. After allegations ere
made of abuses in GSA's contracting activities, GSA started
internal surveys of procurement management and tock cr planned
corrective actions, includinq formaticn cf a task force to
perform investiqations and make recommendations. The task force
should consider information supplied ky GAO and should ccver
efforts of the procurement offices tc ctain ccmpetition and the
reasonableness of the justifications for using negotiated
procurement. (HTW)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaaxra0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)