Reacquisition of Surplus Materiel by the Defense Logistics Agency

Abstract

This audit was conducted in response to a congressional request. Senator Robert C. Smith and Representative John E. Sununu expressed concerns to the Inspector General, DoD, that DoD demonstrated institutional prejudices against the surplus industry in its policies for awarding contracts. A constituent contractor lost a contract bid although he offered surplus materiel at a lower price than that offered by the original equipment manufacturer. After an appeal, the Comptroller General of the United States upheld the contract award decision and we did not revisit that decision. We did, however, review the process used by the Defense Logistics Agency to manage surplus property. The Defense Logistics Agency did not maintain specific records on the reacquisition of surplus materiel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380697

Entities

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Inventory
  • Logistics
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.