United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-09-11 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-176 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176 P0b002ee18038d4af f:ns95176 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176 NSIAD-95-176 Military land vehicles Motor vehicle repairs Spare parts Military inventories Contract termination Cost effectiveness analysis Procurement procedures Air Force procurement Comparative analysis Air Force bases Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO compared the cost of vehicle repair parts purchased from Air Force Contractor Operated Parts Stores (COPARS) with those purchased directly from commercial suppliers and provided information on whether the provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 are to be applied when terminating a COPARS contract.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the most cost-effective method for purchasing vehicle repair parts varies from base to base, depending on the types of vehicles in the fleet and the local economy, vendor availability, and vendor delivery preferences; (2) installation commanders are in the best position to decide which procurement approach will best meet their needs; (3) controlling personnel costs is essential in determining whether savings can be achieved in a commercial-source procurement system; (4) to achieve savings, maintenance units need to perform the purchasing function with about the same number of personnel as the COPARS contractor and to assign personnel in mid-level enlisted pay grades, but it is unclear whether bases can operate within such parameters; (5) OMB Circular A-76 does not apply to the Air Force's vehicle repair parts support decision, since the Air Force is not replacing COPARS with in-house service; and (6) the establishment of a commercial parts procurement system is simply an alternative way of doing business. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-176 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-176 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-176; Inventory Management: Purchasing Parts From Contractor-Operated Stores and Commercial Sources; Military land vehicles Motor vehicle repairs Spare parts Military inventories Contract termination Cost effectiveness analysis Procurement procedures Air Force procurement Comparative analysis Air Force bases