ML20054M707
| ML20054M707 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/03/1982 |
| From: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Moffet T HOUSE OF REP., GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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| NUDOCS 8207140267 | |
| Download: ML20054M707 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES 8"
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The Honorable Toby Moffett, Chairman Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Comittee on Government Operations United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
In accordance with the statutory obligation to respond to recomendations by the General Accounting Office (GA0) within 60 days of publication, we hereby submit our responses to the recommcndations made by the GA0 in their report entitled, "Less Sole-Source, More Competition Needed on Federal Civil Agencies' Contracting," (PLRD-82-40).
The Commission concurs in all of the GA0 recomendations except Recomenda-tion 2.
This recommendation suggests the use of the FO+31 Procurement Data System to establish ~ numerical goals for increased competition. The Comission is not persuaded that quantitative considerations in tht. form of a numerical goal for increased competition should be permitted to influence individual de-cisions of a qualitative nature.
Decisions on competition vs. sole-source must be made on the basis of an examination of the particular circumstances surrounding the specific action without reference to whether it will advance the agency toward the accomplishment of a numerical goal.
As you can see in the enclosed responses, the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) has already implemented all of GA0's remaining recomendations. Addi-tionally, the Comission is committed to competition in the NRC'.s ceritracting activity. We believe, as.does the GAO, that this may be the most important action of all.
Specific comments on the GA0 recommendations are presented in the enclosure.
Sincerely,
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'q'6(lb d 5 N nzi J. Palladino
Enclosure:
Responses to GA0 Recomendations cc:
Rep. Joel Deckard r207140267 820603 PDR COMMS NRCC CORRESPOICENCE PDR
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