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B-203547 1 (1981-10-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkff0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OMCE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-203547 October 5, 1981 Mr. Philip G. Read Director Federal Procurement Regulations Directorate Office of Acquisition Policy General Services Administration Dear Mr. Read: By letter dated June 21, 1981 you requested our comments on a proposed amendment to the Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) regarding standard terminology for use in solicitation docu- ments pertaining to Federal Information Processing Standards Publi- cations (FIPS-PUB) and Federal Telecommunications Standards (FED-STD). We are opposed to FPMR 9 101-36.1308-19, FED-STD 1031, General Purpose 37-Position and 9-Position Interface Between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment. We believe FED-STD 1031 is obsolete and should not be issued without concurrence of the National Bureau of Standards. Although the standard may have some specialized use, it should not be adopted as a Government-wide standard. The concept of adding a new line for new functions as specified by Elec- tronic Industries Association (EIA) Standard RS 449, is no longer technically justified. New technology using micro-computers will allow the development of interfaces with multifunctions per line. For example, a 15 pin interface with several commands sent over a single line could have more capability than the EIA Standard RS 449 approach with a 37 pin interface. We also believe a new standard should be developed based on a micro- computer technology to replace the existing EIA standard RS 232-C which is widely used and that the new standard should be a joint FIPS-PUB/ FED-STD representing an agreement between the National Bureau of Standards and the National Communications System. We have no further comments to offer. Sincerely yours, p . &..,6. Harry R. Van Cleve Acting General Counsel

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