MILITARY BASE CLOSURES: Questions Concerning the Proposed Sale of Housing at Mather Air Force Base

Abstract

This report responds to your request that we review the proposed negotiated sale of 1,271 surplus family housing units at Mather Air Force Base, California, to the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA). Specifically, you asked whether (1) the Air Force's attempts to obtain competition satisfy requirements of section 203(e)(3)(H) of the Federal Property Act to obtain such competition as is feasible under the circumstances; (2) the disposal at Mather meets the test of a public benefit given that SHRA plans to transfer ownership immediately to a private developer; (3) the Air Force, contrary to General Services Administration (GSA) policy and applicable laws, disclosed the appraised value of the family housing property to prospective purchasers; (4) the Air Force allowed a developer's representatives to participate in negotiations between the Air Force and SHRA; and (5) there is evidence that the property has a higher fair market value than the proposed sale price.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA354459

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • California
  • Contractors
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • United States

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design