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B-182869 1 (1978-01-24)

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


IN REPLY.
REFER TO:


,fe FGENERAL COUNSEL







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[ ~ral rocure_-ient .eulations

General Srvices3 Adimnistrati on
   wasimion.D.C.   20406


JAN 2 4 1978


Lear Phil:

     This is in reply to your letter of ,oveimber 13, 1977,
concerning your Government-wide study of small purchase pro-
ce:3ures.

     GAO has the followinq qeneral cork-ents in resnonse to
your questions.

     We agree that substituting lonqer terr, arrangements for
sm-l, renr.etitive purchases is desirable. G:AO has success-
fully imrple-mented such a policy by setting up annual b..nket
aqreements throuqh the use of open purchase orders., or requr-
!rents contracts.

     GAO has no automated or comiouterized -rocedures or svste  s
used in connection with snxall ourchases. We would, therefore,
ru'oort the establishment of an interaqency registry to serve
as a focal point of infor-mation on automated or co-outerize.,
, rocure-ment data systemS. -uch P registry Toul1d be .uite
useful as a kieans of identifying which aqjenciezs )iioht be able
to <)id us in this regard should the need arise.

     Ne have aot -.ev..oreJ unique small r:urchase nrocedure,.
.uicelines, and irstructions for use within GAO.     .AQ. follows
  .rner lly the small urchrAse proc re giuidelines contained
ir the Federal Procurzr.Ient F!4-7aultio'ns (FP,


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