Defense Stockpile: Defense Logistics Agency Contract Award for Cobalt

NSIAD-91-64 Published: Feb 19, 1991. Publicly Released: Feb 19, 1991.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award to a Canadian firm for the upgrade of the U.S. government's strategic stockpile of cobalt, focusing on the contract award process and DLA plans to upgrade the stockpile.

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