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PLRD-83-2 1 (1982-10-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmsk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 2054 PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION B-209137 OCTOWER 21,1982 The Honorable Arlen Specter Dlliiiliii li United States Senate 120075 The Honorable Charles F. Dougherty House of Representatives Subject: Problems Encountered in Defense Procurements of Clothing Items (GAO/PLRD-83-2) This is in response to your February 9, 1982, letter stating that the Government, specifically the Department of Defense (DOD), is encountering problems in procuring clothing items. DOD's clothing and textile items are procured by the Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In particular, you were concerned with the large number of sole-source contracts being awarded and the high delinquency rates in the delivery of items associated with these contracts. Because of these problems, you believed there was a need to establish a Defense procurement assistance center, a nonprofit organization, to attract new supply sources and to provide spe- cial procurement support to DOD, thereby improving competition and reducing Government costs. After your request to us, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) reviewed the areas of competition, delinquencies, and outreach in clothing and apparel procurements and your pro- posal for establishing a Defense procurement assistance center. In a report dated July 8, 1982, the OSD study team concluded that no significant problems in competition and delinquencies existed but that certain improvements--particularly in the out- reach area--were needed. It also concluded that the improve- ments could readily be handled in-house by DOD and recommended not funding a Defense procurement assistance center. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY we reviewed and discussed the OSD study with both OSD and Defense Logistics Agency officials, interviewed DPSC small business specialists and procurement officials, and reviewed DPSC contract files. In addition, we visited several small businesses DPSC identified as problem contractors to identify (942156)

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