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06645 - [B19269541
(Federal Aqency Participatiun in the National Supply System].
LCD-78-229; B-161319. July 7, 1978. 7 pp.
Report to Joel W. SoloJon, Administratcr, General Services
Administration; by Richard W. Gutmanr, Director, Logistics and
Communications Div.
Issue Area: Sinqie Loqistics Managers: Govcrnmeat-wide, ior
Liscrete Functions. (716).
Contact: Loq'mtics and Communications Eiv.
Budqet Funct-.;n: General Government (800).
The Federal Catalog System kas established 'o provide
Government aqencies with common identification for repetitiv/ely
used supply items and to help manage logistical operaticrs. The
cataloq system provides a standard referznce language or
terminoloqy that can te used by all activities engaged in the
process of supply. Approximately 125 civil activiti. carry out
supply operations to some degree. Only 10 of the 125 activities
are full par-icipants--4 independent agemcies and 6 offices
within the executive departments. Scae aqencies are nct familiar
with the Federal Catalog System, and cthers do nct care to
participate. Supply activity reports which are supposed to
reflect the level of participation in the catalog system are
often either not submitted or are incomplete and inaccurate. Tne
General Services Administration (GSA) recognizes the need to
increase agency participation in the National Supply System, but
its efforts have not been very successful. GSA needs to increase
its efforts to develop a systematic plan for achieving orderly
inteqration of civil agency supply activities into the Federal
Cataloq System. GSA should assist the agencies in identifying
their supFly items, developing the capacity to participate in
the National Supply System, and preparing or improving supply
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