Contractual Actions for Urgent Procurement Requirements.

Abstract

Federal statutes and the Federal Acquisition Regulation authorize few exceptions to the requirement for full and open competition when procuring property and services. However, when the need for the property or services presents an "unusual and competing urgency," an agency may limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids and proposals. "Urgent and compelling" is defined as a situation where the U.S. would be seriously injured if the agency took the time to hold full and open competition. From October 1994 through May 1996, DoD Components cited "compelling urgency when awarding 8,620 noncompetitive contract actions valued at about $3.7 billion. The overall audit objective was to determine the validity of "urgent and compelling" justifications for noncompetitive contracting to procure supplies and services. In addition, the audit evaluated the management control program as it applied to the award of contracts based on unusual and compelling urgency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1997
Accession Number
ADA368218

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Statistical Samples
  • Statistical Sampling
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.