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GGD-82-87 1 (1982-09-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmqx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C, 205481 GENERAL qOVZRNMZNTW168 DIVISION Mr. Harold D. Henson Acting Director Department of General Services 119777 Dear Mr. Henson: Subject: LProcurement Costs of Ammunition Used-for Practice and Training Can Be Reduced-. (GAO/GGD-82-87) This report concerns the District of Columbia's Department of General Services formally advertised, fixed price, small arms ammunition contracts numbered 0300-AA-13-I-2-MR and 0226-AA-13-0- 2-MR. These contracts fulfill the Metropolitan Police Department's and the Department of Corrections' ammunition requirements. The 1982 contracts for new ammunition were valued at about $218,500. However, if the District purchased quality reloaded ammunition for training and practice, it could save about $43,000 annually. Additional savings should result from combining both agencies am- munition requirements under one solicitation. OBJECTIVE, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY This assignment was done in accordance with GAO's Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions. We reviewed the District's small arms ammunition contracts for 1982 as a follow-on to work performed on small arms ammunition contracts at the Departments of Justice and Treasury. We discussed the contracts with the District Department of General Services procurement personnil and firearms and ammunition experts. We also interviewed Federal, State, and. local law enforcement personnel; officials in private industry involved with the manu- facturing of ammunition; and staff at industry associations. SAVINGS CAN BE REALIZED IF RELOADED AMMUNITION IS USED The Department of General Services is currently purchasing only new ammunition. However, the Department could save the District about $43,000 each year if it purchased quality reloaded ammunition for training and practice instead of new ammunition. These savings would be realized without any adverse effect on the training program standards and at the same time the District would be using safe, reliable, and accurate ammunition. Reloaded ammunition is produced on the same machines using the same process and, except for the cartridge case, with the sai..% new components as new ammunit on. Loading ammunition is the c) L WJ L3 (9051 (990591 )

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