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B-103315 1 (1980-06-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjuh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: June 30, 1980 B-103315 Milton D. Stewart, Esq. Chief Counsel for Advocacy Small Business Administration T T SLAT Washington, D.C. 20416 Dear Mr. Stewart: Subject: Your letter of-April 25, 1980, concerning our~prohibition on the use of travel agents for official Government travel and our decision to lift the prohibition on a case- by-case basis You request reconsideration of our circular dated August 207 7 , in which we stated that we would consider agency plans for the use of travel agents on the basis of analyses that adequately demonstrate economies to be achieved or to test the use of travel agents for the pur- pose of demonstrating whether savings and efficiencies will result. It is your view that our current prohibition against the use of travel agents for official Government travel, set forth in 4 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 52.3(a), and our exception procedure envisioned in the circular, are no longer necessary given the requirements of OMB Circular No. A-76 (A-76); that our efforts are duplicative of A-76; and that the decision whether to per- form transportation services in-house rather than by contract is a matter of executive policy for consideration under A-76 and is not appropriately within our decision functions. The current prohibition against the use by Government agencies of travel agents was promulgated pursuant to the responsibilities of this Office related to the administra- tion of Government transportation activities. See 31 U.S.C. 49 (1976); id 66; 49 U.S.C. 66 (1976). The general policy conclusions of Circular No. A-76 do not override any specific requirements applicable to the administration of transportation activities. Our prohibition runs to those functions and activities that are Governmental in nature and are conducted as an in-house operation whereas ze

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