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 2003-04-04 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-369 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369 P0b002ee180397f6a f:d03369 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369 GAO-03-369 Contract terms Federal procurement Multiple award procurement Telecommunication Competition Competitive procurement GSA Metropolitan Area Acquisition Program Other Written Product A06584 The Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) program, managed by the General Services Administration (GSA), provides local telecommunications services to government agencies in selected metropolitan areas. Of the 25 cities in which MAA contracts were awarded as of January 2003, 15 were awarded to two or more providers. Such multiple-award contracts are a means of promoting competition. To ensure equity in the award of task orders under these contracts, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires that the government provide contractors a fair opportunity to be considered. GAO was asked to review, among other things, whether GSA's implementation of the fair consideration process is consistent and the effect of any inconsistency, as well as the adequacy of GSA's documentation to support the decisions reached. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369.pdf GAO-03-369 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-369 Other Written Product GAO-03-369; Telecommunications: GSA Needs to Improve Process for Awarding Task Orders for Local Service; Contract terms Federal procurement Multiple award procurement Telecommunication Competition Competitive procurement GSA Metropolitan Area Acquisition Program