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LCD-76-120 1 (1976-04-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaajp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: viCOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED ATATEI W0 :- ,41WAUHNG41C. M ii-5 B-146864 APR 16 1976 The lonorablt Gale McGee Chairman, Subcommittee on Agriculture, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairmaa: In response to your reggest of November 24, 1975, we have reviewed the Departm-M of AgricUlture's proposal to acquire automatic data processing equipment for its Wash- ington Computer Center. This ltter confirms and updates the oral report given your office in January 1976. As agreed by yonir office, we are continuing our review of the proposed procurement for the St. Louis Computer Center and will issue a separate report on that proposal at a later date. Early in 1974, the Washington Computer Center was ex- periencing problems with its newly installed IBM 370/168 computer system. The difficulties were attributed to the type of disk drives being used. The Center concluded that the only satisfactory solution was to replace the disk drives with drives providing an improved switching capa- bility. This feature was available only in IBM Corporation disk drives. Consequently, the General Sorvices Adminis- tration authorized, on an emergency sole source basis, the mid-1974 leasing of 80 IBM single density disk drives on an interim basis; General Services stipulated that the Depart- ment would issue a request for proposals within 90 days to competitively acquire replacement disk drives to be installed within 9 months. On October 7, 1975, the Department issued the competi- tive request for proposals which, as amended, was for a brand name or equal procurement of 44 IBM 3330/3333 double density disk drives and 6 control units. The delay in preparing the request resulted from difficulty in reaching agreement with General Services on performance requirements, evaluation procedures, and requirements for future expansion. Based on the Department's stated need for double density disk drives to minimize the amount of floor space used in LCD-76-120 'X L 4 6

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