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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548
B-183079 March 19, 1979
The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff
Chairman, Committee on
Governmental Affairs -
United States Senate
Dear Mr. Chairman-:---
By letter dated January 19, 1979, you requested
our views on S.5, 96th Congressj a bill to provide
policies, methods and criteria for the acquisition of
property and services by executive agencies.
This bill is directly related to two prior bills,
S.3005 introduced during the 94th Congress and S.1264
introduced during the 95th Congress. The purpose of
this bi ]l, like those introduced before, is to .epeal
the twor asic laws governing Federal Rurchasing and<,-\\
replace item with a'single modern stafute which is
designed to stimulate competition and encourage
innovation.
Our initial comments are directed toward Title
VII and section 306 which concern the operations
of this Office.
Title VII - Protests
This title confers statutory recognition on our
bid protest activity. For over 50 years, we have in
fact acted as an impartial arbiter of contract award
disputes, and during that period our actions have
been recognized by the Congress and the courts as
well as the procurement community, which has come to
rely upon the Comptroller General's bid protest
decisions as a body of administrative law governing
the procurement process. We believe that statutory
recognition of our Office as the bid protest resolving
forum would serve the public interest.
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