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B-202797 1 (1981-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkco0001 and id is 1 raw text is: t.q COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 2054 B-202797 July 14, 1981 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: By letter dated March 27, 1981, you requested our Iviews on H.R. 25807, 97th Congress, to reform contracting procedures and contrac supervision practices of the Federal Government. This bill is directly related to H.R. 5381 introduced during the 96th Congress. H.R. 5381 was the subject of hearings held on October 15, 1979, before the Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee. H.R. 2580 in part reflects suggestions made in testimony given on H.R. 5381 by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Justice, as well as this Office. The proposed legislation would amend Titles II and III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (FPASA). The purpose of the bill is to provide adminis- trative remedies and reforms for abuse and waste in Federal procurement. We strongly endorse the bill's objective. How- ever, we believe that the scope and applicability of many of the bill's provisions are unclear or unwarranted, and we have commented on those sections individually. More- over, as a general matter, we note that the Committee report on H.R. 5381 (H.R. Rep. No. 1198, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. (1980)) indicates that the bill was primarily intended to correct GSA contracting practices in view of the scandals that occurred there in 1978 and 1979, which were primarily associated with GSA's Federal Supply Service. H.R. 2580, however, applies variously to contracts under FPASA and to agencies to which GSA has delegated contracting authority. Thas, it would apply to many civilian agency contracts in addition to those entered into by GSA, and is not confined to agency purchases under the Federal Supply Service program. It is unclear whether this is consistent with the Committee's intent. Our specific comments on various sections of the bill follow. 0/e73

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