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Public-Private Competitions: Review of San Antonio Depot Solicitation

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 14, 1998
Report No. OGC-98-49
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Summary:

The Air Force lacked a well-supported rational for combining, under a single contract, the diverse workloads at the closing San Antonio 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. For the San Antonio contract, the Air Force included three dissimilar engine workloads as a single requirement. The law requires that a workload competition be reasonably required to satisfy the agency's needs, and not simply an outgrowth of the agency's desire for administrative convenience or an unsupported claim that economies will be achieved. GAO found that the Air Force's supporting rational does not justify the workload combination. However, the rationale for the combination includes some elements, such as readiness concerns and potential competition enhancements, that, if supported, could establish the reasonableness of the combination under the acquisition laws.

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