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ID-83-22 1 (1983-01-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmvn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IWTERNATIONAL DIVISION RELEASED JANUARY 21.1983 The Honorable Joseph M. Gaydos Chairman, Congressional Steel Caucus House of Representatives 120640 120640 Subject: Defense Department Foreign Source Procurement (GAO/ID-83-22) Dear Mr. Chairman: Your May 13, 1982, letter to the Comptroller General re- quested, among other things, information on the value of and re- strictions on foreign source procurement in Defense Department prime contract and subcontract awards since fiscal year 1978. Mr. Philip Ola, Staff Director, Congressional Steel Caucus, asked that our response include such information on the Corps of Engineers' projects in the United States. This letter responds to both requests. The Defense Department's Procurement Management Reporting System collects information on individual contracts for supplies and services (including construction) that exceed $10,000. De- fense contract officials provide the information on a standard- ized form (DD Form 350) shortly after a contract is executed or changed. The information is later verified by other contracting officials and then stored on magnetic tape by fiscal year. We used copies of these tapes to extract prime contract pro- curement data for fiscal years 1979-82. The information enabled us to determine the (1) value and composition of Defense's for- eign source procurement, (2) supply and service categories show- ing the largest increases during fiscal years 1979-82, (3) extent to which foreign source procurement was exempt from Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d) restrictions, and (4) countries having the largest dollar volume of Defense contract awards and the com- position of those awards. We also used the data to identify for- eign source procurement in the Corps of Engineers' domestic projects. (483363) ,/~~43 /, osc

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