OVERSIGHT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT OF 1994 HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION FEBRUARY 21, 1995 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight ae U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ‘93-292 0c WASHINGTON : 1995 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office ‘Superintendent af Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-047644-5COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York DAN BURTON, Indiana CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR, New Hampshire JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York STEPHEN HORN, California JOHN L. MICA, Florida PETER BLUTE, Massachusetts THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virgin DAVID M. MCINTOSH, Indiana JON D. FOX, Pennsylvania RANDY TATE, Washington DICK CHRYSLER, Michigan GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana WILLIAM J. MARTINI, New Jersey JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida SOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona MICHAEL PATRICK FLANAGAN, Itinois CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio MARSHALL “MARK” SANFORD, South Carolina ROBERT L. EHRLICH, Jn, Maryland CARDISS COLLINS, Minois HENRY A. WAXMAN, California TOM LANTOS, California ROBERT E. WISE, JR,, West Virginia MAJOR R. OWENS, New York EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York JOHN M. SPRATT, JR., South Carotina LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennaylvania GARY A. CONDIT, California COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota KAREN L. THURMAN, Florida CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin GENE TAYLOR, Miseissippi BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, Michigan ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia GENE GREEN, Texas CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania CHAKA FATTAH, Pennaylvania BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont (Independent) JaMes L. CLARKE, Staff Director KEVIN Sano, General Counsel JupITH McCoy, Chief Clerk Bup MYERS, Minority Stoff Director anCONTENTS Hearing held on February 21, 1998 ... Statement of: Kelman, Steven, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy .. Preston, Colleen, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition Re- form Bass, Hon. Charles F., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Hampshire, prepared statement of .. Chvotkin, Alan, corporate director of government relations and senior counsel, Sunstrand Corp., prepared statement of .. Coalition for Government Procurement, prepared staiement of Collins, Hon. Cardiss, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ilinois, prepared statement of Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations, prepared statement of .. Hulgus, Carol A., Rockwell International Corp., on behalf of the Elec- tronic Industries Association, prepared statement of ... Kelman, Steven, Administrator, Ollice of Federal Procurement Bol EC bid process information Implementation plan for FASA Information concerning the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act Information concerning measures relating to military specificati and standards reform efforts List of provisions of law that a] Prepared statement of Revised list of statutes Morella, Hon. Constance A., a Representative ii of Maryland, prepared statement of .. Preston, Colleen, Deputy Under Secretai Information concerning acquisition reform. Information concerning rulemaking process List of laws not waived by FASA Prepared statement of Top ten cost drivers of ticipating in study Rumbaugh, Charles E., Hughes Aircraft Co., on behalf of the Aerospace Industries Aspociation, pre ared statement of Wall, Richard J., Ernst & Young, on behalf of the American Electronics Association, prepared statement of ... am) 141 43