A-21049, JANUARY 10, 1928, 7 COMP. GEN. 411
Highlights
SUCH AS ARE LISTED IN THE GENERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE. EXCEPT SUCH CLASSES OF WORK AS SHALL BE DEEMED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING TO BE URGENT OR NECESSARY TO HAVE DONE ELSEWHERE THAN IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF ANY FIELD SERVICE OUTSIDE OF SAID DISTRICT. OR RULING OPERATIONS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE ARE BLANK BOOKS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS ACT. AS ALL BLANK BOOKS ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO BE PROCURED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE THERE WAS NO AUTHORITY FOR THE GENERAL SUPPLY COMMITTEE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH SUPPLIES FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS AND SUCH CONTRACTS ARE. IN SO FAR AS SAID SUPPLIES ARE CONCERNED.
A-21049, JANUARY 10, 1928, 7 COMP. GEN. 411
PURCHASES - BLANK BOOKS THE ACT OF MARCH 1, 1919, 40 STAT. 1270, REQUIRES ALL BLANK BOOK WORK FOR CONGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, THE JUDICIARY, AND EVERY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, INDEPENDENT OFFICE, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT, TO BE DONE AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, AND SUCH MUST BE THE PROCEDURE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH SUPPLIES FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL MCCARL TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, JANUARY 10, 1928:
THERE HAS BEEN RECEIVED YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 20, 1927, REQUESTING TO BE ADVISED WHETHER BLANK BOOKS, SUCH AS ARE LISTED IN THE GENERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE, MAY BE PURCHASED FROM THE GENERAL SUPPLY CONTRACTORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1928, OR MUST BE PROCURED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
THE ACT OF MARCH 1, 1919, 40 STAT. 1270, PROVIDES:
SEC. 11 * * * THAT ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1919, ALL PRINTING, BINDING, AND BLANK-BOOK WORK FOR CONGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, THE JUDICIARY, AND EVERY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, INDEPENDENT OFFICE, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT, SHALL BE DONE AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, EXCEPT SUCH CLASSES OF WORK AS SHALL BE DEEMED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING TO BE URGENT OR NECESSARY TO HAVE DONE ELSEWHERE THAN IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF ANY FIELD SERVICE OUTSIDE OF SAID DISTRICT.
IT HAS BEEN DECIDED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING, UNDER AUTHORITY CONFERRED UPON IT BY SAID SECTION 11 OF THE ACT QUOTED, THAT BOOKS WHICH REQUIRE PRINTING, BINDING, OR RULING OPERATIONS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE ARE BLANK BOOKS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS ACT, AND THEY MUST, THEREFORE, BE PROCURED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 7 COMP. GEN. 185; 6 ID. 772; A-19853, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927. AS ALL BLANK BOOKS ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO BE PROCURED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE THERE WAS NO AUTHORITY FOR THE GENERAL SUPPLY COMMITTEE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH SUPPLIES FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS AND SUCH CONTRACTS ARE, THEREFORE, IN SO FAR AS SAID SUPPLIES ARE CONCERNED, VOID AND OF NO EFFECT. ALL SUCH BLANK BOOKS MUST BE PROCURED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE AS REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF MARCH 1, 1919, SUPRA, AND NOT FROM CONTRACTORS UPON THE GENERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE, OR ELSEWHERE.