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 1998-02-24 monographic deposited born digital 26 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-98-101 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101 P0b002ee180381edb f:ns98101t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101 T-NSIAD-98-101 Base closures Base realignments Cost effectiveness analysis Military downsizing Privatization Aircraft maintenance Logistics Competitive procurement Military aircraft C-5 Aircraft Testimony NSIAD

Defense Department (DOD) unwillingness to provide GAO with the information it needs to meet congressional mandates may prevent the agency from providing Congress with timely and thorough information on competition at the air logistics centers being closed in Sacramento and San Antonio. GAO recognizes the sensitivity of DOD documents on solicitations, competitors' proposals, and the military's evaluation of the proposals, and GAO is prepared to discuss with the Air Force steps to safeguard them while GAO has access to them. In assessing the competition process for the C-5 aircraft workloads, GAO found that (1) the Air Force provided public and private sources equal opportunity to compete for the workloads without regard to where the work could be done; (2) the Air Force's procedures for competing the workloads did not appear to deviate materially from applicable laws or the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (3) the award resulted in the lowest total cost to the government, given the Air Force's assumptions and conditions at that time. For the remaining workloads at Sacramento and San Antonio, DOD reports and other data do not support the military's contention that using a single contract with combined workloads is more logical and cost-effective than using separate contracts for individual workloads. Much remains uncertain about the upcoming competitions for the Sacramento and San Antonio depot maintenance workloads. Potential participants have raised several concerns about the conduct of the competitions. One concern centers on the impact of the statutory limit on the amount of depot maintenance work that can be done by non-DOD personnel. Another concern relates to the Air Force's proposed change in the overhead savings that DOD may factor into the cost evaluations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-98-101 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-101 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-98-101; Public-Private Competitions: Access to Records Is Inhibiting Work on Congressional Mandates; Base closures Base realignments Cost effectiveness analysis Military downsizing Privatization Aircraft maintenance Logistics Competitive procurement Military aircraft C-5 Aircraft Title 10 Section 2466 Title 10 Section 2469--that 10 U.S.C. 2466 10 U.S.C. 2469--that Title 18 Section 1905 18 U.S.C. 1905 Title 31 Section 716 Title 31 Section 716(e)(1) 31 U.S.C. 716 31 U.S.C. 716(e)(1) Title 41 Section 423 41 U.S.C. 423