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B-183079 1 (1979-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjko0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLZR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES I ItWASIIIHGTOPI. Co.10$46 B-183079 MAR 71979 The Honorable Lawton Chiles Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Practices and Open Government, Comrait- tee on Govermental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: On February 7, 1979, you requested ourIcomments on a proposed amendment to Senate bill 53 the Pediral Acquisi- tion Ileform Act. The purpose of tho proposed amendment (No. 54) is to perrdt firms other than architectural and engineering firms to compete for certain jobs through negotiated bidding procedures. The proposed amendment would extend the coverage of 40 U.S.C. Sec. 541 et s.. (1976) beyond the services provided by professional architectural and engineering firms. The statute defines these services as those pro- fessional services of an architectural or engineering nature as well as incidental services that members of these professions and'those in their employ may logically or justifiably perform. We do not look favorably on the proposed amendment for two reasons. First, we are not aware of any valid reasbns why the statute should be amended to cover other than pro- fessional architectural and engineering services. Secondly, the procedures prescribed in the legislation preclude con- sideration under any circumstance of price as a factor in selecting an architectural and engineering firm. We see no advantage to the Government allowinoj additional services to be procured without being able to consider price as one of the factors of the competitive negotiation procedure, although we recognize that price may not be govprning in a great majority of cases. Sincerely yours, (MGM$) ELMER B. STAATS Comptroller General of the United States

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