Review of Selected Defense Logistics Agency Procurement Practices

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed small business organizations' allegations that the Defense Logistics Agency acted improperly by: (1) purchasing items noncompetitively; and (2) not having the technical data available to allow small businesses to compete for its contracts. The allegations mainly concerned the transfer of consumable items from the services to the Defense Construction Supply Center (DCSC) and the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC).