Federal Contracting : Noncompetitive Contracts Based On Urgency Need Additional Oversight / United States.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contracting out--United States.

Contracting out.

Public contracts--United States.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Federal Contracting

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 2014.

Summary:

Federal agencies are generally required to award contracts competitively but are permitted to award noncompetitive contracts under certain circumstances, such as when requirements are of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the government would suffer serious financial or other injury. This report examines the DOD's, State's, and USAID's use of this exception. For the three agencies, GAO assessed: the pattern of use; the reasons agencies awarded urgent noncompetitive contracts and the extent to which justifications met FAR requirements; and the extent to which agencies limited the duration. GAO analyzed federal procurement data, interviewed contracting officials, and analyzed a non-generalizable sample of 62 contracts with a mix of obligation levels and types of goods and services procured across the three agencies.

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