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117380 1 (1982-01-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxtz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Mr. Don W. Minnich Regional Director Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 25486 Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 JAN 2 - 1982 Dear Mr. Minnich: We have completed an examination of procurement practices and procedures used by selected Denver-area Department of the Interior bureaus. Our objective was to evaluate the bureaus' efficiency and effectiveness in awarding formally advertised contracts. We also reviewed some nego- tiated contracts. We discussed our findings with departmental and bureau procurement officials, and considered their comments in preparing our report. All types of findings did not occur at each location visited, and we did not attempt to determine the incidence of the findings beyond the contracts selected for review. However, we believe that you should be aware of not only the audit findings at your office, but also those at the other bureaus to determine if they might also exist in your procurement office. Effective, efficient, and economical procurement depends on adequate competition. However, we found that, in general, the bureaus were not complying with Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR) designed to assure adequate competition. Nor were they taking advantage of other opportun- ities to increase competition and decrease costs. Details of our findings are described in the enclosure. We believe that these findings could have been detected and corrected before our review, had the bureaus regularly performed effective procurement management reviews as required by FPR 1-2.106. Consequently, we recommend that you frequently perform such reviews. We appreciate the cooperation and courtesies extended to our staff during this review. Your comments, including those on any corrective actions taken or planned, will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, Robert W. Hanlon - Regional Manager 117380 Enclosure (950595) (- 3ro UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE SUITE so0-D, a4o W. 2TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211

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