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PLRD-81-66 1 (1981-09-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabckr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ' WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION B-204475 SEPTEMBER 18, 1981 The Honorable Jim Sasser United States Senate 111111111II l II The Honorable James H. Quillen 116400 House of Representatives Subject: Inquiry Concerning Denial of Contracts to Low Offeror for Army Translation Services (PLRD-81-66) This report is in reply to your joint letter of January 29, 1981, in which you provided us with a series of articles pub- lished in a Tennessee newspaper--the Kingsport Times-News--in early January 1981. These articles questioned the Army's bidding practices in awardinq purchase orders for language translation services. You asked us to investigate allegations reqardinq whether --your constituent's low bids for translation work were reqularly passed over; --your constituent was denied contracts without explanation; and --there was any evidence of fraud, conflict of interest, deception, or improper circumvention of Army procurement regulations. We met with contracting officials in the Defense Supply Service-Washington at the Pentaqon. We also met with officials in the Army Intelliqence and Threat Analysis Center; the Defense Intelliqence Agency; 'and the Office of the Inspector General, Army Intelliqence and Security Command, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. We reviewed available records to de- termine the validity of the alleqations. We discussed the results of our review with these officials and considered their comments in preparing this report. We did not assess the overall operations at any of the above aqencies. We also met with the author of the articles, Mr. Gary Meyer, and your constituent, Mr. Samuel D. Blalock, Jr., to obtain their views and any documentation that would support the alleqations. (942016) - '> ,/1

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