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Comments on H.R. 5525

B-195505 Published: Jan 04, 1980. Publicly Released: Jan 04, 1980.
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Legislation has been proposed which concerns the procurement and supply of personal property and nonpersonal services by the General Services Administration. Some of the bill's provisions are broadly drafted and could have a far-reaching impact on well-established aspects of the Federal procurement process. The bill is intended solely to respond to a GAO report on the multiple award schedule program. Therefore, it was suggested that some provisions be limited in applicability to the schedule context, and that certain other broad provisions be eliminated altogether. The earlier report recommended that the Congress put GSA under a mandatory timeframe for accomplishing management improvements. A complete review and evaluation of every item on the multiple award schedule program is necessary to determine whether the items are needed and whether the use of the scheduled procurement method is proper in each case. The sense of this recommendation could be incorporated into the bill.

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