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B-173215 1 (1971-10-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablar0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 6L 'C16 5-6R TRCTmD,.-: Not to be relpqa 0 Pi n Accounting Office except or ba by the Office of Legislat'is ke _ CO PTRLLF. EEL OF THE U I STF.. J l, Vi ffi MEN0,=, -L 1 /: , ,- WASHIGTON.D.C. 20548 B-173215 RELE AS ED t Dear Mrs. Heckler: 7M0905960 Pursuant to your request of June 4, 1971, we have re- viewed the Army and Air Force Exchange Service criteria for - buying luggage and the methods it employs relating to competi- tive publTi-bidding. You have indicated that the buying practices ofi thEexchange service tend to foster a preferential brand approval for Samsonite and American Tourister luggage without regard for other highly qualified and financially re- sponsible firms, including the United States Luggage Corpora- tion, Fall River, Massachusetts. The exchange service obtains resale merchandise by negotia- tion, for the most part, on a limited-source basis and, for the remainder, on a competitive basis. Although the exchange ser- vice is an instrumentality of the Government, it operates with nonappropriated funds and is therefore not required to use for- mal advertising as prescribed by law. However, even the law applicable to appropriated funds (10 U.S.C. 2303(a) and 2304(a)) permits negotiation where supplies are purchased for resale. To obtain luggage for stock, the exchange service head- quarters negotiates consolidated procurement contracts for its regions, or the regions separately negotiate contracts with vendors not under consolidated procurement contracts but ap- proved by exchange service headquarters. During 1970 consoli- dated procurement contracts for luggage accounted for $19.9 mil- lion of total procurement of $24.7 million. Manufacturers of Samsonite and American Tourister brands alone have been given an opportunity to negotiate consolidated procurement contracts for hardside and certain softside luggage. These luggage items account for the largest purchase volume. The purpose of the consolidated procurement program is to reduce procurement costs by consolidating worldwide require- ments. Selection of items for the consolidated procurement pro- gram is currently based on the following policy. 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1921-1971

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