This document reports on a review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's planning for a pilot test of new procedures for procurements with annual values between $25,000 and $500,000 and total 5-year values up to $2.5 million. NASA refers to these procurements as 'mid-range' procurements. The purpose of the pilot test is to determine if the new procedures will reduce the time and effort required to solicit offers and award contracts in this price range. As currently designed, each midrange acquisition of supplies or services shall be reserved exclusively for small business concerns. Specifically, the review covered the extent to which the pilot test procurement procedures differ from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); the development of key features of the pilot project, including the financial impact of using an electronic commerce system on those wanting to do business with NASA and how such a system would provide for amending solicitations; and NASA's plans for assessing the results of the pilot project.
NASA Procurement: Planning for Pilot Test of New Procurement Procedures Is Adequate. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, US Senate
1993
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
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