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handle is hein.gao/gaobacuuz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: LFEDERAL A4 CONTRACT CONSIDERATIONS FOR / resse. 1 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGg: CONSENSUS OR 1-P4errea+;Anm4 1-Cec-icc CONTROVERSY -- OPENING STATEMENT t7 Coaya+f'7 C IV/ Ronald L. King, C.P.A. ~1 A/ For those who have not had an opportunity to read the GAO report, let me briefly summarize our conclusions and recommenda- tions. Based on our questionnaire survey of 754 firms and per- sonal interviews with officials of 84 firms and 11 Federal agencies, we concluded that computer use on Federal projects is often limited or hampered by the actions of agency officials and agency procedures and practices. You'll notice I did hot include policies. I do not believe policies are the problem; it is the interpretation of policy through procedures and practices that has created the problems A/E firms experience on Federal projects. It was felt that an environment more conducive to greater, more efficient use of computer-aided methods was needed. We recom- mended that Federal agencies: --educate their personnel about the capabilities and uses of computers in the design process, --require computers for functions which can be done efficiently only with computers, such as energy analysis, --evaluate computer expertise when selecting firms for design work, --discuss computer use during negotiations, and --revise fee proposal formats to (1) recognize the computer's role on the project, and (2) clearly identify the services to be performed under the contract. The title of this session might lead you to believe that there is a great deal of controversy over the GAO report. Personally, I have not seen the alleged controversy. Granted two of the recom- mendations have met some minor opposition. However, even this is less than normal. All 11 agencies have agreed to educate their per- sonnel, evaluate computer expertise, and discuss computer use in negotiations. Two agencies--GSA and VA--do not want to require com- puters for such things as energy analysis, and only the VA does not want to give up its preprinted fee proposal forms. Therefore, you can hardly call the situation on controversy. Many of the things you will no doubt hear today predate the GAO report by many years, and have little bearing on our recommendations. 1/Senior GAO Evaluator, Procurement, Logistics, and Readiness Division, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.

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