B-149344, DEC. 26, 1962
Highlights
AS TO THE EFFECT THAT A POINT EVALUATION SYSTEM MAY HAVE ON SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT OVERALL BENEFIT TO THE MILITARY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM WOULD BE ACHIEVED IF APPROPRIATE GUIDELINES WAS TO BE SET FORTH IN THE ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION GOVERNING THE USE OF POINT EVALUATION IN NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT.
B-149344, DEC. 26, 1962
TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE:
OUR OFFICE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CONCERNED WITH THE POINT EVALUATION SYSTEM OF AWARD AS UTILIZED BY THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS IN NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENTS. THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN GENERATED BY PROTESTS FROM VARIOUS FIRMS COMPETING FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTS (SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR DECISION OF TODAY TO HI-G, INC., B-149344, RELATIVE TO THE RECENT AWARDS OF CONTRACTS FOR FURNISHING NEAR RECEIVERS TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE, COPY ENCLOSED), AND BY COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES. AS TO THE EFFECT THAT A POINT EVALUATION SYSTEM MAY HAVE ON SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE COMMENTS OFFERED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR, AS THEY APPEAR IN OUR DECISION TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, B-147394, DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 1962, COPY ENCLOSED. THIS OFFICE HAS ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN, SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS, UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMENTING ON THE ADVERSE EFFECT WHICH POINT EVALUATION HAS ON SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM.
IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT OVERALL BENEFIT TO THE MILITARY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM WOULD BE ACHIEVED IF APPROPRIATE GUIDELINES WAS TO BE SET FORTH IN THE ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION GOVERNING THE USE OF POINT EVALUATION IN NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VIEWS ON THIS POINT.