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5-1UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, O.C. 20548
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]DIVISION DEC 7 1979
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The Honorable Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
The Secretary of Energy
Dear Mr. Secretary:
Subject: Planned Contract Award for the Fort Hood
Solar Project Should Be Reconsidered7
(EMD-80-37)
The General Accounting Office is currently reviewing
the Department of Energy's (DOE's) management of solar energy
research and development (R&D) projects. During our review,
we identified a planned contract action that we believe needs
to be reconsidered by DOE. The planned action concerns a
proposal made by the American Technological University (ATU)
which is being prepared for award by DOE's San Francisco Oper-
ations Office under the direction of the headquarters solar
program office. The proposal is for a prime contract on the
reinitiated large-scale total energy project at Fort Hood,
Texas. We were told an advance working agreement would be
signed in early December 1979 leading to a contract award in
February 1980.
Our review has disclosed a prior history of problems on
the Fort Hood project, frequent and severe criticism of past
ATU performance on the project, and continuing expressions
of doubt concerning ATU's future performance. Although we
did not assess the merits of the technology being considered
for the planned project or independently evaluate ATU's capa-
bilities, we believe the volume and severity of the criti-
cism concerning ATU's performance raises serious questions
about the desirability of the planned contract award to
ATU. Accordingly, we believe the planned award should be
reconsidered. We are continuing our overall review of
solar R&D project management, but because of the concerns
we have about this pending contract award we are bringing
this matter to your immediate attention.
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