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 2005-07-29 monographic deposited born digital 50 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-456 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456 P0b002ee180384d8a f:d05456 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456 GAO-05-456 Contract administration Contract performance Contracting officers Cost control Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Federal funds Federal procurement Funds management Interagency relations Prices and pricing Procurement regulations Program evaluation DOI GovWorks Treasury FedSource Other Written Product A31564 The Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest user of other federal agencies' contracting services. The availability of these contracting services has enabled DOD and other departments to save time by paying other agencies to award and administer contracts for goods and services on their behalf. DOD can access these contracting services a number of ways, such as ordering directly from interagency contracts for commonly needed items. DOD also can pay someone else to do the work. For example, DOD uses franchise funds, which are government-run, fee-for-service organizations that provide a portfolio of services, including contracting services. As part of a congressional mandate, GAO assessed whether franchise funds ensured fair and reasonable prices for goods and services, whether DOD analyzed purchasing alternatives, and whether DOD and franchise funds ensured value by defining contract outcomes and overseeing contractor performance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456.pdf GAO-05-456 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-456 Other Written Product GAO-05-456; Interagency Contracting: Franchise Funds Provide Convenience, but Value to DOD is Not Demonstrated; Contract administration Contract performance Contracting officers Cost control Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Federal funds Federal procurement Funds management Interagency relations Prices and pricing Procurement regulations Program evaluation DOI GovWorks Treasury FedSource Public Law 103-356 Public Law 107-107 Public Law 107-314 Public Law 108-375