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089569 1 (1976-03-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvpk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE FIFTH FLOOR 803 WEST BROAD STREET FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22046 MAR 3 1 1976 Mr. Wallace H. Robinson, Jr. Commissioner, Federal Supply ServiceV,=7-( General Services Administration Dear Mr. Robinson: We have been studying the management procedures for assuring adherence to the Government policy requiring the acquisition of compact and subcompact passenger vehicles to conserve fuel (GAO Code 943434). We made our Government-wide study at the General Services Admin- istration (GSA), several other civil agencies, and the Department of Defense (DOD). During fiscal years 1975 and 1976 several civil and military agencies ordered 744 larger sedans and station wagons through GSA without certifying that they were absolutely essential to their mission. GSA did not ques- tion the lack of certifications because order processing procedures did not assure that reviews of certifications were made. Also, GSA's fiscal year 1975 procurement activity report was inaccurate as a result of errors in keypunching input data. FEDERAL REGULATION Federal Property Management Regulation 101-26.5 provides that compact and subcompact sedans and station wagons shall be acquired unless the agency head or his designee certifies to GSA that larger vehicles are required for law enforcement or are otherwise essential to the agency's mission. CERTIFICATIONS NOT OBTAINED At the Federal Supply Service's Light Vehicle Branch, we identified orders from DOD and civil agencies for 744 larger sedans and station wagons which did not contain the required certifications. The agencies and the quantities ordered are listed below:

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