Defense Management Issues in Contracting for Lodging and Temporary Office Space at Macdill Air Force Base

By General Accounting Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000051027
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.4 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Defense Management Issues in Contracting for Lodging and Temporary Office Space at Macdill Air Force Base
Author:	General Accounting Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

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Excerpt: During recent mobilizations, MacDill contracting officials used two practices that effectively reduced the overall cost of off-base lodging for reservists on extended temporary duty to below that allowed by the General Services Administration?s (GSA) lodging rate. Officials used a simplified acquisition procedure-Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA)-to obtain prices that were at or below the maximum allowable GSA rate of $93 per day for Tampa, Florida. MacDill officials obtained daily lodging rates of $71 to $93 per unit for two-bedroom apartments. The BPAs also provided greater flexibility in vacating units without incurring penalties. In addition, MacDill officials reduced per person lodging costs further by implementing a roomsharing policy for personnel at certain ranks. When two reservists shared a two-bedroom unit (about 600 reservists), the cost dropped by up to 55 percent of the daily GSA rate. Overall, during fiscal year 2003, MacDill reported that it saved about $12.6 million using these practices. Our review of local rental costs showed that BPA prices were similar to those paid by corporate entities for comparable lodging units, but were lower on a perperson basis because of lodging sharing arrangements.