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EMD-81-38 1 (1981-05-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbwu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINKRAL. DIVISION B-202946 MAY 7,1981 The Hionorable James G. Watt ~I Secretary of the Interior 115165 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: FImprovements Needed in Managing Federal Coal Mapping Contracts7 (EMD-81-38) In a recent report, we identified various problems with the quality and usefulness offFederal coal resqurce occurrence/ coal development potential (CRO/CDP) mapsjwhicnwe said coula undermine the Department of the Interior's effort to resume new Federal coal leasing. 1/ While that report primarily concerned the impact of the maps-on the coal program, this report points up 'shortcomings in contract management practices whic- were largely responsible for the poor quality maps and which, if not corrected, could also jeopardize other programs that rely on contracting. The shortcomings incluae --questionable basis for awarding and amending contracts, --vague contract provisions and lack of other guidance, and --inadequate cost estimating and contract monitoring.- maps, which were intended to provide a basic source of coal resource data for Interior's land use planning system, were prepared unaer contracts awarded and managea by the U.S. Geological Survey(USGS). Between April 1977 and Septeinoer 1979,1 16 cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts were awarded for the purpo e of mapping coal deposits in seven western States. iorx under the contracts--all of which had the same basic contract provisions--was completed in January 1981 at a cost close to $10 million. l/Mapping Problems May Undermine Plans For New Federal Coal Leasing, EMD-81-30, Dec. 12, 1980. (00895b)

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