United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-05-09 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:GGD-96-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108 P0b002ee18037ea9f f:gg96108 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108 GGD-96-108 Concessions contracts Defense contracts Defense procurement Assignment of contract proceeds Post exchanges Profits Retail facilities User fees Military facilities DOD Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program Letter Report GGD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed concessions contracting in the Department of Defense's (DOD) three military exchange services, focusing on: (1) the extent of centrally managed concessions operations; (2) the rates of return and factors that influenced the rates of return; and (3) the rates of return compared to other agencies' or governments' rates of return.<p/>GAO found that: (1) in fiscal year (FY) 1994, 27 centrally managed DOD concessions operations produced $273.5 million in gross revenues; (2) in FY 1994, DOD received $57.7 million or a 21.1 percent rate of return from centrally managed concessions operations; (3) the 1994 rate of return was higher than the average rates of return of civilian agencies, selected state governments, and Canada; (4) DOD policy requires that centrally managed concession contracts be procured as competitively as possible at the headquarters level from a central location by trained procurement personnel to obtain the best advantage possible; (5) DOD concessions policies do not provide preferential treatment to the incumbent concessioners or grant concessioners compensation for improvements made to federal property; and (6) in 1994, 6 of the 9 centrally managed contracts were awarded competitively and DOD controlled all concessions fees. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108.pdf GAO/GGD-96-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-108 Letter Report GAO/GGD-96-108; Concessions Contracting: DOD Military Exchange Services Rates of Return; Concessions contracts Defense contracts Defense procurement Assignment of contract proceeds Post exchanges Profits Retail facilities User fees Military facilities DOD Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program