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NSIAD-92-341R 1 (1992-09-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackdm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: |41111 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and Intemational Affairs Division B- 250339111111lU1 147777 September 22, 1992 The Honorable Alan J. Dixon The Honorable Paul Simon United States Senate The Honorable Richard J. Durbin The Honorable Lane Evans The Honorable Harold L. Volkmer House of Representatives In response to your request, we reviewed the Army's 1991 solicitation for M60/M88 steel roadwheels. The M60/M88 steel roadwheel is used on M60 chassis vehicles, including the M60Al/A3 tank and the M88A1 recovery vehicle. The M60 series tank is the Army's predecessor to the Ml series Abrams tank, and the M88A1 recovery vehicle is designed for hoisting and towing tanks and other tracked combat vehicles. The specific objectives of our report were to determine (1) whether the Army had followed appropriate laws and regulations in deciding not to restrict contracting competition to domestic sources for the acquisition of the M60/M88 roadwheels; (2) what consideration, if any, the Army was required to give to the economic consequences of its procurement decisions on domestic firms and communities; and (3) what future procurements the Army intends to make under the contract it awarded in March 1992. On July 24, 1992, we briefed congressional staff members on the status of our review. This letter includes the information we provided at that briefing as well as additional information we have obtained since then. RESULTS IN BRIEF We found no evidence that the Army failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations in placing no source restrictions on the M60/M88 roadwheel solicitation. The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 requires full and open competition unless certain conditions are met, and V.AO/NSIAD-92-341R Army's Acquisition of M60 Roadwheels RESTRICTED-Not to be released outside General Accounting Office unless speci .aKf approved by the Office Of Congress Relations. 555q g

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