Review of a Computer Hardware Acquisition for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colorado.

Abstract

This study found: (1) The Boulder computer center is not following a pattern of noncompetitive acquisitions; (2) The recent sole-source procurement of computer hardware appears to be justified as an interim bridge to a fully competitive procurement in 1982; (3) The Boulder computer center does not appear to be mismanaged; (4) The bid protest by Computer Maintenance Technologies, Inc., was rejected by the Department of Commerce, and the company chose not to pursue the protest further with use, and (5) We have serious concerns about the adequacy of ERL's planning for their future computer resource needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108534

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Central Processing Units
  • Colorado
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Data Processing
  • Economic Development
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Operations Management
  • Procurement
  • United States

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Research Science/Academic Research