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APPENDIX C: THE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING SYSTEM
APPENDIX C: THE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING SYSTEM
Pages 167-175
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As Vice President Al Gore discussed in his report on Creating a Govemment that Works Better and Costs Less, these rules support an "overly centralized purchasing system which takes decisions away from managers who know what they need, and allows strangers-often thousands of miles away to make purchasing decisions. The frequent result: Procurement officers, who make their own decisions about what to buy and how soon to buy it, purchase low-quaTity items, or even the wrong ones, that arrive too late" (National Performance Review, 1993a)
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These conclusions are not a surprise to managers and researchers at ARL. The study concluded that the procurement system adds costs without adding value; it impedes government's access to state-of-the-art commercial technology; and added red tape forces businesses to alter standard procedures and raise prices when dealing with the government (National Performance Review, 1993a)
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In fact, the system may create additional salary, facilities, and opportunity costs when a researcher has to wait days, weeks, or even months for an item needed to continue a research project. CURRENT STREAMLINING EFFORTS Section 800 of the fiscal year 1991 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 101-510)
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This statute requires that before a commercial function of DOD, being performed by Department of Defense civilians as of October i, 1980, can be converted to a contractor operation, Congress must be provided: . notice of any decision to study such function for possible contract performance; detailed summary of the cost comparison which demonstrates that going to a contractor will result in cost savings and a certification that the entire cost comparison is available; certification that the government cost is based on the most efficient and cost effective organization; and a report containing information specified in the statute.
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The management of DOD FFRDCs is regulated by the DOD FFRDC Management Plan issued August 14, 1992, by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Establishment As prescribed by OFPP Policy Letter 84-l, in order to establish an FFRDC, the sponsoring agency must ensure that the following guidelines are met.
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They should not compete with the private sector. They may perform work for other than the sponsoring agency under the economy act, or other applicable legislation, when the work is not otherwise available for the private sector.
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