Retirement System: Concerns About OPM's FERS Automated Processing System Procurement
IMTEC-90-45
Published: Apr 04, 1990. Publicly Released: Apr 09, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) planned $54-million procurement for an automated system and computer hardware, focusing on whether: (1) the request for proposals was unnecessarily restrictive; and (2) OPM received outside assistance in developing its requirements.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should not award the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Automated Processing System contract until OPM has reviewed the validity of vendor concerns regarding the impact of these requirements on competition. |
OPM reviewed vendor concerns and determined that the procurement should be revised.
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| Office of Personnel Management | The Director, OPM, should not award the FERS Automated Processing System contract until OPM has determined whether the OPM method of evaluating them on a go/no go basis is needed or whether a less restrictive method, such as using a weighted point system to consider vendor experience, could adequately meet OPM needs. |
OPM has decided to revise the procurement and use a weighted point system.
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| Office of Personnel Management | If OPM determines that the go/no go experience requirements unnecessarily restricted competition, the Director, OPM, should ensure that the request for proposals is revised and that the procurement is reinitiated. |
OPM reissued the Federal Employees Retirement System procurement, using revised evaluation criteria, in May 1991. The final award is expected in late fiscal year 1992.
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