About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

092732 1 (1969-01-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwpw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL AccoUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 CIVIL DIVISION JAN 2 2 1969 Dear Mr. Preston: On November 20, 1968, we brought to your attention the possibility of realizing savings in procurement costs by purchasing microfilm in quantities sufficient to take advantage of the maximum volume discounts offered by the suppliers. During our survey at the Mid-Atlantic Service Conter (MASC) we noted another apparent uneconomical aspect concerning microfilm which raises certain questions as to whether changes are nec- essary in the procurement and/or use of microfilm at service centers. We found that during the microfilm reproduction process at the MASC, substantial quantities of film on each roll purchased by the NASC were not being used and were eventually destroyed. This unused film resulted because the data being reproduced from master rolls furnished by the National Computer Center (NCC) is recorded on roll lengths aver- aging about 450 feet, whereas the length of the rolls on which the data is transcribed at MASC is 550 feet. We were advised by MASC personnel that the unused film on the larger rolls was not being used because it would create a slowdown in the operation to reproduce data onto rolls that were shorter in length than the master roll. MASC has destroyed a substantial quantity of the unused film. In fiscal year 1968 we estimate that the cost of the unused microfilm could have been as much as $12,420. Each week the NCC updates the taxpayers' master file accounts and produces microfilm of data in these accounts for each of the seven service centers. Upon receipt of the microfilm by MASC, additional copies are made for use by the various organizational elements of the center and for distribution to the district offices for research and reference purposes. At the MASC the reproduction process utilizes a film co ying machine to copy data from the NCC master roll onto rolls of Kalvar- miciofilm. MASC and NCC officials informed us that the master rolls can be as long as 500 feet but that substantially all of the master rolls average about 450 feet in length. Some 500 foot rolls have been received by MASC but most of the rolls are 450 feet. MASC has been purchasing Kalvar 1/ Registered trade name. 74~#5-~~NORM

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most