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HRD-80-101 1 (1980-07-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabayr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A1aproval GAO I'y tl United States General Accounting Office Human Resources Washngton, DC 20548 Division RELEASED B-199666 July 31, 1980 jAiT'e Honorable Ronald M. Mott. Chairman, Subcommittee on Special Investigations Committee on Veterans' Affairs 113186 House of Representatives )ear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Five Contracts Awarded by VA at the End of Fiscal Year 1979j(HRD-80-101) After May 29, 1980, hearings before your Subcommittee, we agreed to review five of the seven contracts that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recommended the Veterans Administration (VA) terminate. The contracts involved were included in a number of procurements VA entered into at the end of fiscal year 1979 for automatic data processing equip- ment and services. We agreed to assess OMB's charges of cer- tain procurement irregularities involving these five contracts and VA's responses to the charges. We also agreed to identify the VA officials responsible for any confirmed irregularities. We have identified VA officials responsible for question- able actions relating to these procurements. In some in- stances, we have cited the contracting officer as the respon- sible official. Although the responsibility for insuring proper execution of procurement practices rests with the con- tracting officer, many other VA officials were involved in these procurements. We have also identified these officials. The enclosure presents the results of our review. We concluded that VA violated certain Federal Procurement Regu- lations and/or did not adhere to generally accepted good business practices in awarding these contracts. We have confirmed about half of OMB's charges and agreed with VA's responses to OMB on the remainder. In addition, and when we had enough time, we assessed other questionable practices involved in these procurements. It should be noted that VA's Office of Inspector General is continuing to investigate OMB's observations of favoritism. 41 _-_\ ' r// 5 0(400472) A64 6. ip / bil

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