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NSIAD-85-119 1 (1985-07-29)

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BY THE U.S, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE



Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On

Investigations, Committee On Armed Services

House Of Representatives








Contracting Officers' Explanations For

Price Increases On 125 Spare Parts



Contracting officers' explanations for price
increases on the spare parts included the
effects of time, inflation, and changes in
quantity procured. There were, however,
unaccounted for price increases when
GAO (1) removed the effect of inflation and
(2) considered the effect of changes in
quantities purchased. Because the 125
spare parts were not drawn from a scienti-
fic sample, there is no reason to expect that
the findings are representative of all spare
parts procured by military activities. In
some of these cases, spare part price
analysis and procurement could have been
improved by detecting overpricing, em-
phasizing price analysis and reducing un-
necessary subcontractor qualification
costs. Recent legislation, changes to
regulations, and actions by the Secretary
of Defense should improve the price
analysis and procurement of spare parts.




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