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PLRD-83-43 1 (1983-03-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmxb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE I -Oq'? WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, LOGtSTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION B-210385 MARCH 3,1983 The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton III iIIIIIIIIII II Chairman, Subcommittee on Economic Goals 120998 and Intergovernmental Policy Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States RESTRICTED - Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office except on the basis of specific approval Dear Mr. Chairman: by the Office of Congressioirai Relations. Subject: Assessment of the General Services RELEASED Administration's Use of Commercial Item Descriptions (GAO/PLRD-83-43) Pursuant to your February 22, 1982, ',request and subsequent discussions with your Office on April 29, 1982,. we have assessed the General Services Administration's (GSA's) efforts to use commercial item descriptions (CIDs) to procure supplies and equipment. . CIDs are brief, simple descriptions of commercial or commercial-type products and are used in lieu of detailed Federal specifications. CIDs were expected to increase com- petition and, as a result, decrease costs, in addition to other benefits. Our objectives were to determine whether the conversion to CIDs --resulted in more bidders and lower prices and --created any unforeseen problems with small businesses, product quality, bid protests, material handling, and contract competition. Our review was conducted at GSA's Office of Federal Supply and Services (formerly the Federal Supply Service) in Arlington, Virginia, and GSA's regional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; New York, New York; and San Francisco, California. We examined GSA procurement files, management studies, policies, and proce- dures. In addition, we held discussions with GSA officials and interviewed officials at manufacturing companies, other Federal agencies, and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. (942158)

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