Acquisition Reform: Multiple-award Contracting at Six Federal Organizations
NSIAD-98-215
Published: Sep 30, 1998. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal agencies' implementation of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) when ordering under multiple-award contracts, focusing on: (1) whether federal agencies were providing a fair opportunity for contractors to receive orders under multiple-award contracts; (2) how service fees assessed on interagency orders compared with agencies' costs to process such orders; and (3) if multiple-award contracts affected federal contracting opportunities for small businesses.
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