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Contracting for Information Technology Services

GAO-03-384R Published: Feb 14, 2003. Publicly Released: Mar 17, 2003.
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Federal agencies spend billions of dollars annually acquiring information technology (IT) services from thousands of contractors using a variety of contracting methods. IT services include computer and telecommunication services, as well as the testing, quality control, installation, and operation of computer equipment. We (1) identified trends in federal spending for IT services from fiscal years 1997 to 2001 and (2) determined the distribution of federal spending for IT services among small, medium-size, and large businesses in fiscal year 2001, the latest year for which such information was available.

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ContractsCost analysisFederal procurementInformation technologySmall businessFederal spendingFederal agenciesComputersTelecommunicationsQuality control