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[Comments on MARAD Cooperative Agreement Award for Ship Simulator]

B-227084.5 Published: Oct 15, 1987. Publicly Released: Dec 29, 1987.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a Maritime Administration (MARAD) contract award for the operation of a research facility. GAO concluded that MARAD improperly used a cooperative agreement instead of a procurement contract and was not in compliance with the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act.

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Cooperative agreementsIrregular procurementNoncomplianceProcurement regulationsResearch and development contractsContract awardGovernment procurementGovernment operationsLegislationNational security