Defense Supply Agency Management of Wood Products

Gao ID: PSAD-76-171 August 26, 1976

GAO conducted a survey of the Defense Supply Agency's (DSA) management of wood products.

Effective procurement of lumber requires that installations determine the quality and quantity of the items needed, describe to DSA what is needed, and inspect what is received. The survey showed that most installations did not have the technical expertise to determine the proper quality of items needed or to properly inspect them when received. As a result, GAO found many instances where higher grades of lumber and plywood were ordered than were needed. The survey also showed that the automated Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) system was not appropriate for many purchases. Since DSA began using MILSTRIP for wood products purchases, increases have occurred in the time needed to process purchase actions and to get items to installations. In addition, it is no longer possible for the Defense Construction Supply Center to make technical reviews of installation requests to determine whether appropriate items have been ordered.

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