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092672 1 (1969-12-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwnl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CLVIL DIVISION DEC 2 9 1969 LM092672 Dear Mr. Conden: We have made a review of the procurement of paper by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for use in its Xerox copiers. Our review was sde pursuant to the Sudget and tuditiag Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 53), and the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 67), and, for the mset part, was perfomed at MUD headquarters In Washington, 0. C. Wa believe that worthwhile savings can be achieved by HUD through use of more economical paper to its Xerox copiers than the type presently being used, We estimate that savings at HUD headquarters could amount to as much as $10,000 a year, depending on the type of substitute paper selected and the quantities purchased. Additional annual savings are possible at H0D's regional offices and insuring offices. Our review of purchase orders covering procurements at HUD headquarters in fiscal year 1969 showed that a total of 22,500 reams of Xerox 4024 paper was purchased during the year, including 20,400 reams of letter-sie paper and 2,100 reams of legal-aise paper. Depending on the size of the order placed with the Xerox Corporation, the cost of the letter-ste paper ranged from $1.00 to #1.04 a ream and the cost of the legal-site paper ranged from $1.41 to $1.48 a ream. 2 Our inquiries at the Department of Agriculture and the Post Office Department disclosed that these departmentS use less expensive paper in their Xerox copiers. A procurement official at the Department of Agricul. ture advised us that his department uses bond paper purchased from the General Services Admtnistration (GSA) at a cost of 4.62 a ream for letter. coon size paper and $.80 a ream for Legalste paper. A Rost Office Depart. ment official intormed us that his department uses paper purchased from the Government Printing Office (090) at a cost of $.70 a ream for letter-size and $1.14-1/2 a ream for legal.asisa. UD officials told us that they preferred to use Xerox paper because it caused less frequent jamming in the copier machines than the less expenr. aive paper. Officials of the Post office Department and the Department of Agriculture stated that, while the less expensive paper used by their

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