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B-180024 1 (1974-04-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkoo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTRCE Not to be released outsP the Ge 094 V11 8 by t he O fce O o~ d 4, is EI-TA7 WeALO OiN60 1uranch, OAS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 2 r O 2 PR1OCUREMENT AND SYSTEMSRE ASDPR3017 ACQUISITION DIVISION B-180024 ,[ ~ The Honorable Charles H. Percy /) United States Senate Dear Senator Percy: In response to your letter of October 30, 1973, we have looked into allegations that the Army Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM), ': St. Louis, Missouri, violated Department of Defense and Army prnmnt r l~tins. Specifically, one of your constituents indicated that AVSCOM r... m2 jpw a Regif-._..t._by on only while he believes that the procurement descriptions should include drawings disclosing physical characteristics. He also stated that the practice followed by AVSCOM causes wasteful expenditures of taxpayers' funds. During our review we met with your constituent who elaborated on the problems, stating that AVSCOM's lack of configuration management, which is generally defined as a discipline to control changes, is resulting in significant waste of taxpayers' funds through repair parts obsolescence and higher contract prices. He also stated that engineering changes were misclassified and incorporated into contracts without proper approval. Our review did not identify any violations of procurement regulations or wasteful expenditures of funds and we found that the Command is generally complying with applicable configuration management regulations. The configuration management process, according to regulations, must be tailored to the particular item involved and must consider many factors, such as whether the item was privately developed and whether the Government has the right to control detailed configuration. We believe that in some cases drawings are not required to assure proper configuration management particularly when specifications adequately describe the item to be procured. We examined applicable Department of Defense and Army regulations and reviewed the processing of engineering change proposals (ECPs). We reviewed the configuration management control system at AVSCOM and at one contractor's plant, Bell Helicopter Company, Ft. Worth, Texas. We also held discussions with AVSCOM and contract officials.

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