United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Office of the General Counsel author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1998-05-04 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:OGC-98-48 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48 P0b002ee18037878d f:og98048 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48 OGC-98-48 Air Force procurement Aircraft maintenance Base closures Defense economic analysis Solicitation specifications Military downsizing Privatization Letter Report OGC F04606

The Air Force lacked a well-supported rationale for combining, under a single contract, the diverse workloads at the closing Sacramento air logistics center. This requirement may unduly restrict competition by eliminating potential bidders who are capable of performing some, but not all, of the individual workloads. GAO reviewed an Air Force report and found that it did not provide adequate information to support the determination that the workloads could not as logically and economically be performed without combination by potentially qualified sources. Subsequently, the Air Force provided additional supporting rationale for the workload combination. GAO reviewed the Air Force's rationale and found that it was not well supported. Although the Air Force's rationale is not at this point sufficient to justify the workload combination, the rationale for combination contains some elements, such as readiness concerns and potential competition enhancements, that, if supported, could establish the reasonableness of the combination under the acquisition laws. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48/html/GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48/pdf/GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48.pdf GAO/OGC-98-48 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OGC-98-48 Letter Report GAO/OGC-98-48; Public-Private Competitions: Review of Sacramento Air Force Depot Solicitation; Air Force procurement Aircraft maintenance Base closures Defense economic analysis Solicitation specifications Military downsizing Privatization Title 10 Section 2305(a)(1) Title 10 Section 2306(g) Title 10 Section 2461 Title 10 Section 2461(a)(2) Title 10 Section 2462 Title 10 Section 2469a Title 10 Section 2469a(d) Title 10 Section 2469a(d)(2)(B) Title 10 Section 2469a(e) Title 10 Section 2469a(g) Title 10 Section 2469a(h) Title 10 Section 2469 Title 10 Section 2470 Title 10 Chapter 137 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)(1) 10 U.S.C. 2306(g) 10 U.S.C. 2461 10 U.S.C. 2461(a)(2) 10 U.S.C. 2462 10 U.S.C. 2469a 10 U.S.C. 2469a(d) 10 U.S.C. 2469a(d)(2)(B) 10 U.S.C. 2469a(e) 10 U.S.C. 2469a(g) 10 U.S.C. 2469a(h) 10 U.S.C. 2469 10 U.S.C. 2470 10 U.S.C. Chapter 137 Title 31 Section 3551-3556 31 U.S.C. 3551-3556 Public Law 105-56 Public Law 105-85 Conf. Rept. 105-340