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EMD-79-81 1 (1979-06-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazki0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIP LM109730 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MIIJERALS DI VISION JUN 2 6 1979 B-168450 Ms. Omi G. Walden Assistant Secretary, Conservation -i and Solar Applications Department of Energy 109730 Dear Ms. Walden: As you are aware we have been surveying the organization and management of your office since mid-January 1979. At this time we would like to bring two procurement matters to your attention which we believe warrant your consideration. In our survey at the Office of Weatherization Assistance (OWA), within the Office of State and Local Programs, we noted two proposed contracts to be awarded non-competitively to the ,_-Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC). One procurement action is a $115,363 contract under which SRC is to develop a weatheriza- ation program manual for state and local weatherization prograr. managers. The other procurement action is a $349,755 contract with SRC to publish a weatherization newsletter. In our opinion OWA has not sufficiently justitied the need to award these contracts non-competitively. Moreover, we question OWA's evaluation of the contractor's proposals. Per- haps of greater concern is the apparent lack of in-house OWA staff to perform the type of activities being contracted to SRC. OWA officials told us that because ot the lack of staff they will continue to rely on contractors for future weatheri- zation projects. While using contractors is not in itself harmful, care must be taken to assure that contractor support activities do not supplant the normal functions of DOE. Ana it contrac- tors are used, the Government should do all it can to foster competition. In our opinion OWA may be becoming too reliant on contractor support to accomplish its mission. d ( 4 ~79 t ELMD-79-81 (003450) - ~I,. 5 0104011f

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