B-193541: Mar 27, 1979

ORDERS WERE IMPROPERLY AWARDED IN VIOLATION OF MAXIMUM ORDER LIMITATION AND SECTION 101-26.401-4(C)(1) OF FPMR (1977). 2. DETERMINATIONS AS TO NEEDS OF AGENCY AND WHICH FSS SOURCES MEET THOSE NEEDS ARE MATTERS PRIMARILY WITHIN JURISDICTION OF PROCURING AGENCY WITH WHICH GAO WILL NOT INTERFERE UNLESS SUCH DETERMINATIONS INVOLVE BAD FAITH OR ARE WITHOUT REASONABLE BASIS. AGENCY JUSTIFICATION FOR PUR...

B-193541: Mar 27, 1979

Although the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) provided a maximum order limitation of $250,000, the Mine and Safety Administration improperly awarded nine consecutively numbered purchase orders on the same date for sound detection equipment totaling $669,000. The Department of Labor contended that a possible loss of funds at the end of the fiscal year and insufficient time to procure equipment by form...