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handle is hein.gao/gaobacxvj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I 0~:~ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE ROOM 717, GATEWAY 11 BUILDING 4TH AND STATE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66101 Colonel John A. Doglione Commander, 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225 Dear Colonel Doglione: 120211 The General Accounting Office has completed a limited survey of the base level procurement activities of the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing, Scott Air Forqe Base, Illinois. The purpose of our Csurvey 1-9 procurement system operated at Scott Air Force Base to evaluate whether there were potential weaknesses or deficiencies warranting detail review. Based on review of a limited number of procurement actions, we did not identify deficiency areas of the magnitude to warrant further detail review, however, we believe some improvements can be made in the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing's procurement process. This letter sets forth the scope of our survey and those areas we believe can be improved. Background and Scope Recent publicity resulting from findings of unethical procurement practices in the Government has caused the public and members of Congress to feel that there is need to emphasize auditingand investigation of agencies procurement processes. The General Accounting Office has selected several agencies, including the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing, to survey base level procurement practices and controls. Local procurement at Scott Air Force Base included 64,446 procurement actions totaling $58.2 million in fiscal year 1978. Of that amount approximately 69 percent was awarded non-competitively. During this survey we evaluated the adequacy of internal control procedures established for procurements of more than $10,000 as well as for small purchases. This involved a review of fiscal year 1978 and 1979 contracts and purchase orders to ascertain the basis for the award and a review of the solicitation, bid, award, administration and payment. We examined four contracts totaling about $883,000 for services, supplies and equipment. We also examined several small purchases of varying dollar value. We did not review a maintenance contract for family housing that was currently under investigation by the Air Force Audit Agency and the Air Force Office of Special Investigation for alleged improprieties by the contractor. - i (950520) V i/V a7// j

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