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 2005-12-09 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-72 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72 P0b002ee18037d546 f:d0672 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72 GAO-06-72 Competitive procurement Cost analysis Health care costs Health insurance Source selection Public-private competitions Other Written Product A42938

Competitive sourcing is a management tool where federal agencies conduct competitions between federal employees and private companies to determine the best source to provide commercially available services. Concerns have been raised in the Congress that differences in the costs of federal and private health insurance benefits could disadvantage the federal workforce in public-private competitions. A health benefit cost comparability provision in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Act prohibited any advantage for private offerors that provide no health benefits or contribute less for them than the Department of Defense (DOD) contributes for its civilian employees. Legislation is pending to extend the provision for another year. GAO, in response to a mandate, determined (1) how DOD implemented the provision, and (2) what impact the provision had on DOD's fiscal year 2005 competitive sourcing program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72.pdf GAO-06-72 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-72 Other Written Product GAO-06-72; Competitive Sourcing: Health Benefits Cost Comparison Had Minimal Impact, but DOD Needs Uniform Implementation Process; Competitive procurement Cost analysis Health care costs Health insurance Source selection Public-private competitions Title 5 Section 8906(b) Title 5 Section 8906(b)(1) Title 5 Chapter 89 5 U.S.C. 8906(b) 5 U.S.C. 8906(b)(1) 5 U.S.C. Chapter 89 Title 10 Section 2304 Title 10 Section 2461 Title 10 Section 2469 Title 10 Section 2474 10 U.S.C. 2304 10 U.S.C. 2461 10 U.S.C. 2469 10 U.S.C. 2474 Title 15 Section 637(a)(15) 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15) Title 25 Section 450b(e) 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) Title 41 Section 351 Title 41 Section 47 41 U.S.C. 351 41 U.S.C. 47 Volume 73 Page 708 73 Stat. 708 Public Law 86-382 Public Law 108-287 Public Law 109-105 Conf. Rept. 108-767