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REPORT
GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-368
GAO-05-368
Competitive advantage
Competitive procurement
Cost analysis
Currency and coinage
Federal procurement
Manufacturing contracts
Prices and pricing
Surveys
Other Written Product
A22997
Currency Paper Procurement: Additional Analysis Would Help Determine Whether a Second Supplier Is Needed
For over 125 years, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP),
within the Department of the Treasury, has relied on a single
contractor to supply the paper for U.S. currency. Such a
long-term contracting relationship could contribute to higher
costs and other risks. Another federal agency that relied on a
single contractor, the U.S. Mint, decided to obtain a second
supplier for coin metal. In solicitations for currency paper
contracts in 1999 and 2003, BEP took steps to address barriers to
competition that GAO had identified in 1998 through a survey of
paper manufacturers. This report updates GAO's 1998 report using
data from a second survey. It addresses (1) the changes BEP made
to encourage competition and the results of its efforts, (2) the
steps BEP took to ensure that it paid fair and reasonable prices,
and (3) the analysis BEP has done of the advantages and
disadvantages of obtaining a second supplier.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-368/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-368.htm
GAO-05-368
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-368
Other Written Product
GAO-05-368; Currency Paper Procurement: Additional Analysis Would Help Determine Whether a Second Supplier Is Needed;
Competitive advantage
Competitive procurement
Cost analysis
Currency and coinage
Federal procurement
Manufacturing contracts
Prices and pricing
Surveys