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PLRD-82-118 1 (1982-08-30)

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                           STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
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    B-208565                                            AUGUST 30, 1982


    The Honorable John G. Tower
    United States Senate

    Dear Senator Tower:

         Subject: Federal Government's Use of International Data
                   Corporation's Subscription Services
                   (GAO/PLRD-82-118)

         This is in response to your October 23, 1981, letter
    concerning the Federal Government's procurement of automatic data
    processing (ADP) information subscriptions from the International
    Data Corporation (IDC). You asked us to investigate a constit-
    uent's complaint that the Federal Government is paying too much
    for IDC subscriptions and receiving few benefits.

         IDC is a market research and management consulting organiza_
    tion in the information processing field. It gathers, analyzes,
    and interprets data on the computer/communications industry,
    and serves the Government and the commercial marketplace offering
    nine separate annual subscriptions, each dealing with an ADP
    subject.

         The Government users we contacted indicated that IDC's serv-
    ices were worthwhile and they cited examples of benefits received.
    We found that the Government pays less for IDC subscriptions than
    commercial customers pay. However, the Government may be able
    to obtain better prices if it consolidated and controlled the
    procurement of IDC subscriptions.

    OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY

         Our objectives were to assess the reasonableness of prices
    paid by the Government for IDC services and to determine if
    the services are beneficial to Government users. Three





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