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PLRD-81-38 1 (1981-06-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcag0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMEN7, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION B-203146 JUNE 11, 1981 The Honorable Donald E. Sowle Administrator-Designate For Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget 115482 Dear Mr. Sowle: Subject: Interagency Use of Field Contract Support Services for Supply and Equipment Procurements (PLRD-81-38) We performed a survey to determine the extent agencies were duplicating field contract support services for supply and equipment procurements at manufacturing plants. These services include financial audits, engineering support, contract pay- ments, quality assurance surveillance and inspections, produc- tion surveillance, and property administration. In a 19-79 report to the Congress, 1/ we noted that some agencies had not complied with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's (OFPP's), program to coordinate and promote interagency use of available services (cross-servicing) because of certain restraints. Our current survey indicated that certain factors beyond the control of the agencies still tended to restrain cross-servicing arrangements. The duplication of support services that does occur, however, appears limited, and the cost of some measures to reduce or eliminate the duplication would be difficult to justi'fy.. Enclosure I provides details on the objective, scope, and methodology of the survey. Generally, our approach was to iden- tify manufacturing plants in three States--California, New York, and Texas--where contracts were performed for more than one of the selected agencies, indicating that duplication of field contract support services may have occurred. We also reviewed procedures and interviewed officials at contract admin- istration offices of selected agencies. At the conclusion of our survey, we presented our observations to OFPP officials and their comments were considered in this report. l/Recommendations of the Commission on Government Procurement: A Final Assessment (PSAD-79-80, May 31, 1979). (950636)

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