Statement of Robert M. Gilroy, Senior Associate Director Procurement, Logistics and Readiness Division before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on GAO Views on S.2127

Abstract

The Committee has asked us to provide some background information on the extent of competition in the Department of Defense and civil agencies. To the extent data was available we have analyzed DOD procurements over the last 10 years to identify competitive and noncompetitive procurements. Competition (of all types) reached a high 43.6 percent of all DOD procurement dollars in fiscal year 1974 and declined to a low of 32.9 percent in fiscal year 1980. It then climbed again to a level of 36.6 percent in fiscal year 1981. Addressing only price competition, we find it has declined from a high of 34.4 percent in fiscal year 1973 to a low of 24.9 percent in fiscal year 1980 and then recovered somewhat to 29.7 percent in fiscal year 1981.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1982
Accession Number
AD1176696

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  • Robert M. Gilroy

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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