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PSAD-80-54 1 (1980-06-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabaph0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREM0I4T ANO SYSrZMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-163058 JUNE 2,1980 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense Attention: Assistant for Audit Reports Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: rArmy Procurement of 10kW, 60Hz Gas 'urbine Generators .s Becoming Even More Questionable u to Rising Fuel Costs7 (PSAD-80-54 ) Vo ot In our report to the Congress dated .ugust 9, 1979 (PSAD-79-95), we stated that our review of the Army's intended procurement of the 10-kilowatt (kW), 60-hertz (Hz) gas turbine generator had disclosed that it did not meet the Army's re- quirements. The generator's reliability was too low, fuel consumption was too high, and life-cycle costs were excessive. DOD subsequently stated that it would consider all pertinent factors before making a decision at the Development Accept- ance, In-Process Review to type classify and procure the gas turbine generator. The purpose of this report is to update certain information in our previous report since the Army has still not decided whether to buy gas turbines or diesels. The Army plans to hold an In-Process Review within several months to decide whether or not to authorize production of the 10kW gas turbine generator. The cost advantage of the diesel over the gas turbine has increased dramatically since we issued our first report because of increasing fuel costs. Fuel costs have risen from 46 cents a gallon to over $1 a gallon, and all indi- cations are that they will further increase. Many have 1-2417 (952219) 112417 ( ' ..

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