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PLRD-83-25 1 (1983-03-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmxd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GEN4ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT. LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION MARCH 31, 1983 B-210027 The Honorable Edward Zorinsky United States Senate .. . ... -Dear Senator Zorinsky: Subject: An Evaluation of Air Force Procurement Procedures in Contracting for Advertising Services (GAO/PLRD-83-25) On February 12, 1982, you asked us to review the Air Force's award of a $4.5 million contract for advertising services to D'Arcy-Mac4anus and Masius, Inc., and assess whether Air Force procurement practices assured free and open competition in awarding this contract. We found no reason to dispute the award made to D'Arcy-MacManus and Masius, Inc. Although we could not identify any improprieties in the subject award, we identified several ways the Air Force could strengthen its overall contracting process to increase free and open campetition in future selections of an advertising agency. CBJECTIVEr SCOPE, AMD MEMUMOOGY Our review was limited to examining the contract award to D'Arcy-Macmanus and asius, Inc. We did not examine advertising purchases by local recruiting groups or advertising materials purchases by Recruiting Service headquarters. To assess the extent of competition in the contracting process, we examined documents in the contract files and discussed the contracting process with the contracting officer, other procurement officials, representatives of Recruiting Service headquarters, and members of the proposal evaluation panel. We used the Defense Acquisition Regulation and other applicable regulations and guidance to evaluate information we obtained. In addition, we contacted a number of firms which had been solicited during the contracting process but had not submitted a proposal to determine if any feature of the procurement process tended to dis- courage free and open competition. We performed the review in accordance with generally accepted government audit standards. CONTRACT AMD APPEARS APPROPRIATE We noted no improper actions in the contracting process for this award and therefore had no reason to dispute the award. The advertising contract solicitation described the factors that would be considered in evaluating the proposals and the procedures that would be used in selecting the winning contractor. The solicitation clearly stated that the (942153) 121031

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