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 2005-02-11 monographic deposited born digital 55 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-229 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229 P0b002ee18037eccd f:d05229 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229 GAO-05-229 Auditing procedures Audits Contract costs Contract negotiations Federal procurement Internal controls Multiple award procurement Prices and pricing Procurement planning Procurement practices Program evaluation Program management Quality improvement GSA Acquisition Quality Measurement and Improvement Program Other Written Product A17556 Federal agencies can directly purchase more than 8 million commercial products and services through the General Services Administration's (GSA) multiple award schedules (MAS) contracts. Over the past 10 years, MAS contract sales have increased dramatically--with sales jumping from $4 billion to $32 billion. In addition to simplifying the procurement process, the MAS program is designed to take advantage of the government's significant aggregate buying power. While GSA seeks to negotiate best pricing for its MAS contracts by analyzing vendor-provided information--such as discounts given to other customers and recent sales data for the same or similar items--past reports have found that GSA has not always used pricing tools effectively and that management controls for better ensuring fair and reasonable pricing had been reduced. This report discusses GSA's process for negotiating most favored customer prices for MAS contracts and its efforts to improve the overall quality of negotiations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229.pdf GAO-05-229 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-229 Other Written Product GAO-05-229; Contract Management: Opportunities to Improve Pricing of GSA Multiple Award Schedules Contracts; Auditing procedures Audits Contract costs Contract negotiations Federal procurement Internal controls Multiple award procurement Prices and pricing Procurement planning Procurement practices Program evaluation Program management Quality improvement GSA Acquisition Quality Measurement and Improvement Program Public Law 104-106 Title 48 Part 504507, 510, 511, 512, 514, 515, 538, 539, 543, 546, 552, and 570 48 CFR Part 504507, 510, 511, 512, 514, 515, 538, 539, 543, 546, 552, and 570 H. Rept. 104-563