Electronic Scale Procurement Needs Revision
GGD-81-53
Published: Mar 23, 1981. Publicly Released: Mar 23, 1981.
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Highlights
A review was undertaken on the restrictive conditions and specifications in Postal Service solicitations and their impact on Postal Service relationships with private industry, competition, and cost. Specifically, GAO reviewed the Postal Service's current procurement of electronic scales and its procurement strategy of competition by specification.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| United States Postal Service | The Postal Service should assemble a top level team to assess at the earliest possible date whether the current contract should be continued or terminiated. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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| United States Postal Service | The Postal Service should limit scales acquired under the current contract, should it be continued, to the number needed for further user experience and comparisons with commercially available scales. In no event should the Service acquire a unit inferior to what is commercially available. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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| United States Postal Service | The Postal Service should allow its regions to gain more experience with commercially available electronic scales to further define user needs. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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