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CED-76-153 1 (1976-09-07)

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REPORT OF THE

COMPTROLLER GENERAL

OF THE UNITED STATES


Circumstances Surrounding

Solicitations And Contract Award

To Assist Minority Businesses

Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce solicited pro-
posals for a new contract to provide technical
assistance to minority businesses because of
dissatisfaction with the existing contractor's
performance. Before awarding a contract the
Department canceled this solicitation and
issued a new one. The Department later
awarded the new contract to the existing
contractor. GAO found

     --conflicting evidence concerning the
     contractor's performance,

     --several unintentional errors on the first
     solicitation which apparently resulted
     from inattention to prescribed procure-
     ment policies and procedures,

     --no problems with the second solicita-
     tion, and

     --a Department internal audit report that
     showed a need for improving contract
     administration at certain Office of
     Minority Business Enterprise regional
     offices.


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