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Allegations of an Inappropriate Army Sole-Source Award for Commercial Construction Equipment

PLRD-82-13 Published: Oct 15, 1981. Publicly Released: Oct 28, 1981.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's decision to buy commercial construction equipment on a sole-source basis. The proposed procurement is designed to replace outdated earth moving equipment because the present equipment, purchased between 1962 and 1969, had an expected life ranging from 8 to 10 years. Because of the age of this equipment, maintenance is hampered due to the shortage of spare parts. Thus, the rapid deployment mission is or could be adversely affected.

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Army procurementConstruction equipmentIrregular procurementSole source procurementMilitary forcesGovernment procurementProcurementSpecificationsEquipment maintenanceBid proposals