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 1997-09-17 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-232 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232 P0b002ee180382744 f:ns97232 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232 NSIAD-97-232 Federal procurement policies Computer networks Information resources management Competitive procurement Procurement regulation Electronic data interchange Internet FACNET Federal Acquisition Computer Network World Wide Web Letter Report NSIAD The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 mandated the creation of a governmentwide Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) to enable federal agencies and vendors to do business electronically in a standard way and to move the government's procurement process away from paper. It was expected that FACNET would be used for competitive contracts valued at between $2,500 and $100,000. This report discusses contracts that fall within that dollar range that are not suitable for acquisition through a system with full FACNET capability. GAO identifies the characteristics of contract actions that agencies have concluded are not suitable for FACNET processing and evaluates the reasonableness and consistency of agencies' explanations as to why those contracts were unsuitable for FACNET. GAO also analyzes governmentwide electronic commerce statistics to determine agencies' use of FACNET and other electronic commerce purchasing methods. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-232 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-232 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-232; Acquisition Reform: Classes of Contracts Not Suitable for the Federal Acquisition Computer Network; Federal procurement policies Computer networks Information resources management Competitive procurement Procurement regulation Electronic data interchange Internet FACNET Federal Acquisition Computer Network World Wide Web Public Law 103-355