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Contract Award Practices: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Generally Observes Competitive Principles

RCED-93-63 Published: Feb 08, 1993. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 1993.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's (MWAA) contracting practices.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority To ensure full and open competition in contracting opportunities, MWAA should finalize and make available detailed procedures for awarding contracts for goods, services, and construction valued at over $200,000 and concession contracts. MWAA procedures should include provisions that prevent the use of evaluation criteria that may be inappropriate to MWAA needs.
Closed – Implemented
MWAA has revised its contracting policy and procedures manual to include language that allows contracting officials to be the final authority over the type of evaluation criteria for each contract solicitation. The Board of Directors approved the revised manual on December 1, 1993.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority To ensure full and open competition in contracting opportunities, MWAA should finalize and make available detailed procedures for awarding contracts for goods, services, and construction valued at over $200,000 and concession contracts. MWAA procedures should include provisions that ensure that the Board of Directors approves all contracts for which approval is required.
Closed – Implemented
On December 1, 1993, the Board of Directors approved MWAA's revised contracting policy and procedures manual, which allows contracting officials to be the final authority over the type of evaluation criteria for each contract solicitation.

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