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EMD-81-12 1 (1980-12-04)

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   REPORT BY THE


   Comptroller General


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   Unauthorized Commitments: An Abuse

   Of Contracting Authority In The

   Department Of Energy


The Department of Energy relies heavily on
contractors to help carry out its missions, re-
porting expenditures for contracted goods and
services during fiscal year 1979 of about $9.2
billion.
GAO's review disclosed that contractors per-
form work for DOE without a contract This
occurs because agency personnel, who do not
have the authority to bind the Government to
a contract, make unauthorized commitments
to contractors. These commitments avoid
competition and circumvent procurement reg-
ulations.

Although GAO identified several reasons why
unauthorized commitments occur, such com-
mitments are never an appropriate method of
obtaining goods or services. DOE's use of un-
authorized commitments has violated Federal
law and regulations.

GAO recommends actions to help eliminate
the use of unauthorized commitments in DOE.


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      EMD-81-12
DECEMBER 4, 1980


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