United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-08-31 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-929 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929 P0b002ee180380fdc f:d01929 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929 GAO-01-929 Budget administration Budget authority Federal procurement Budget scorekeeping Real estate leases Federal Buildings Fund Other Written Product A01689 This report responds to a concern that budget-scoring restrictions were forcing the General Services Administration (GSA) to rely on shorter term leases that increase the costs to the Federal Buildings Fund because their per-square-foot costs are greater than longer term leases. Budget-scorekeeping rules are to be used by the scorekeepers to assure compliance with budget laws and purpose is to ensure that the scorekeepers measure the effects of legislation consistent with scorekeeping conventions and specific legal requirements. The rules are reviewed annually and revised as necessary to achieve that purpose. The way in which budget-scoring rules were implemented affected the lease or lease project term of at least 13 of the 39 federal agency leases reviewed. Since GSA officials do not generally seek comparisons of long-term versus short-term leases in the solicitation process, GAO could not determine the overall monetary impact of budget scoring in the lease term. However, GAO identified three isolated cases that had comparisons of long term versus short-term leases in the solicitation process, and, in each case, the price per net useable square foot was lower with the longer term lease. GSA officials said that while budget scoring affects the term of some leases, the term of most leases is determined by various factors, either individually, or in combination, such as rental market condition, location, and the term desired by the agency. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929.pdf GAO-01-929 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-929 Other Written Product GAO-01-929; Budget Scoring: Budget Scoring Affects Some Lease Terms, but Full Extent Is Uncertain; Budget administration Budget authority Federal procurement Budget scorekeeping Real estate leases Federal Buildings Fund H. Rept. 106-756