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092114 1 (1970-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwef0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION 0 JAN29 IM aer Dr. Marston,, LM092114 The General Accounting Office has been making a survey of certain administrative activities, including supply management functions, of the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases (NIAMD). During the course of this work, we noted that NIAMD had found it more economical to use certain types of disposable glassware rather than using the comparable types of reusable glassware because disposable glassware does not require the eentralised washing services provided by the Division of Research Services (DRS). Information we obtained showed that at least two other Instituatk have not taken advantage of similar economies wbich could be realized by them. NIAM's Administrative Officer for intramural research told us that NIAMD had found that, for certain types of glassware, the purchase price of a disposable item was less than the price charged by the Glassware Unit of DRS to wash a similar reusable item. The prices charged by DRS include a factor to prorate the purchase cost of a reusable item over its estimated life. The Administrative Officer said that laboratory personnel of NIM4D were furnished a list of such items and were requested to use the lower priced disposable glassware wherever practical. He explained that the use of disposable glassware has been found to be satisfactory and no complaints have been received from investigators about the quality of the disposable items. We reviewed the catalogs of a number of manufacturers of disposable glassware and the applicable Federal Supply Schedule to ascertain the average purchase prices for the 13 types of glassware processed by the Glassware Unit of DMS during calendar year 1969. We found that for five types of glassware (pipettes, petri dishes, culture tubes, screw cap tubes, and beakers) the unit purchase prices of disposable items were less than the unit service prices charged by the Glassware Unit of DRS. Applying these unit costs to a projected annual volume of the five types of glassware used by all components of NIR, we estimate that the total savings which could be realized by switching to disposable glassware could amount to about $90,000 per year. In view of the savings which might result from a greater use of disposable glassware by NIN, we quggest that all component organizations 7vad

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