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AFMD-81-92 1 (1981-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcos0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-201472 RESTRICTED A- ' , Accountinlg Office C by the Office of Congre so ol ht aO. SEPTEMBER 25, 1981 RELEASED The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Review of a Computer Hardware Acquisition for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colorado (AFMD-81-92) In your January 22, 1981, letter (encl. I) you asked us to re- view the recent acquisition of computer hardware for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder, Colorado. Your committee had received information that the purchase was un- warranted because (1) the justification data were manipulated and (2) the present computers were underutilized and mismanaged. In discussion with your office we agreed to address these points; (1) The computer hardware procurement history of NOAA's Environmental Research Laboratories (ERL) and whether ERL was following a pattern of noncompetitive acquisi- tions. (2) The justification for the recent computer hardware ac- quisition for the Boulder computer center. (3) The management of the Boulder computer center. (4) The bid protest by the third party maintenance vendor, Computer Maintenance Technologies, Inc. (5) ERL's planning for a fiscal 1982 competitive procurement. We briefed your office on the results of our review and were requested to furnish a report on our findings. In summary, we found: --The Boulder computer center is not following a pattern of noncompetitive acquisitions. --The recent sole-source procurement of computer hardware ap- pears to be justified as an interim bridge to a fully com- petitive procurement in 1982. (913672) 1 4 03 116703

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