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 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1519 SEC. 245. COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING FOR COMPUTERS AND SOFT- WARE (a) CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS REGARDING DEFENSE COMPUTER PROCUREMENT.—The Congress notes the concern regarding the manner in which solicitations are performed for computer procurement for components of the Department of Defense. 0)) GAO REVIEW.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of a selected number of planned and recently completed computer procurements for components of the Department of Defense to determine if those solicitations provide any barriers to full and open competition for United States computer suppliers. The procurements reviewed shall include the Air Force procurement for Tactical Air Force Workstations under solicitation F19630-90 -R -0014 and the Army procurement for Light Weight Computer Unit under solicitation DAAB07-90 -R -L100. (c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN REVIEW.— The review shall determine in the case of each solicitation reviewed— (1) whether unnecessary or non-germane specifications, evaluation factors, unwarranted performance requirements, packaging requirements, or other limiting bias factors are present; (2) whether the solicitation contains restrictive requirements in excess of minimum Government needs; (3) whether Government developed applications software is favored over commercial "off the shelf" software solutions and the sufficiency of the rationale to support Government development; (4) the need for components of the Department of Defense to agree upon a standard prescribed architecture and operating system; and (5) the cost effectiveness of computer procurements based on the realism of specifications as compared to intended use. Statements regarding the degree of assessment supporting the specification development and rigidity as they limit or tend to limit offerers or contract awards are to be included. (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —The Comptroller General shall complete the study and submit a report on the results of the study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than three months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 246. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CONSOLIDATION AND CONVERSION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— T here is established a commission to be known as the "Commission on the Consolidation gmd Conversion of Defense Research and Development Laboratories" (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Commission"). (b) DUTIES. —(1) The Commission shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and desirability of various means to improve the operation of laboratories of the Department of Defense. (2) In conducting the study described in this subsectioh, the Commission shall— (A) consider such means as— (i) conversion of some or all such laboratories to Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories; (ii) modification of the missions and functions of some or all such laboratories; and

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