Contract Management: DLA Properly Implemented Best Value Contracting for Clothing and Textiles and Views and Supplier Base as Uncertain

摘要

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) supplies the nation's military services and certain civilian agencies with critical resources needed to accomplish their worldwide missions. During fiscal year 2001, DLA contracts totaled $14.8 billion--$1.2 billion of which was for clothing and textiles. In a report on the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, the House Committee on Armed Services directed us to determine whether DLA is properly implementing applicable statutory and regulatory guidance for best value purchases of clothing and textile items. Best value procurements are those that in the federal governments view provide the greatest overall benefits, not just the lowest price. In addition, in subsequent discussions with Committee staff, we were asked to obtain DLA's views on the domestic supplier base for key clothing and textile items.