European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday december 6, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 unfair Navy rules favor ism s bids companies claim new York not six major computer service companies have Meeus to the Navy of unfair bidding proce Dure Hal result in the award of almost every Large data processing contract to the International business machines Cor the companies said the Navy has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars inthe last five years by using biased procurement practices such As writing contract specifications to prevent any real compe Tili ii with ism and manipulating the bidding process to guarantee an award loim.-. The accusations made in a letter last month to defense Secretary Frank car Luce came from the companies senior ecu tics who Are responsible for Busi Ness with the government. Their letter specifies examples in which the Navy in the companies View abused the contracting process by not conducting Ope Competition. The accusations raise new questions about the Pentagon s procurement practices which Are already being investigated by the Justice department. That inquiry which started Las Spring centers on allegations that private military consultants influenced inc awarding of billions of dollars in con tracts by obtaining confidential informs lion from Pentagon officials. The complaint by the computer com Frances also indicates the fierce Competition that exists in the government mar Liet place ism architecture is the Standard for general purpose computing but companies that make ism compatible products or clones find it difficult Loco Pete. The companies that signed the Lett rare Amdahl corp., Mcmore telex corp., Pacific corp capital inc., vion in today super Slation an to tuesday s programs corp., storage technology corp. Andner the companies said that together they employ More than 100,000 people. The complaint comes at a Lime when the Navy has been soliciting bids for a major contract to modernize the com Puter equipment in its regional data automation facilities. The contract value Dat 11 so million has been suspended be cause of a protest by potential bidders on the ground that the tons unfairly favor ism. The tix computer companies Manu facture mainframe computers and re lated equipment that Are compatible with ism s system 370 architecture. Many of the companies Are system in Legra Toi which Means that they Assem ble the computer hardware software an services which often includes ism products for a customer s needs. The companies assert that their customers save 20 percent to 25 percent compared with what ism charges u. Brian Cullin a spokesman for the Navy said the service is reviewing the letter and will respond to it soon. He said that although ism architecture is used throughout the Navy it is by. No Means dominant rep. James Florio d-nj., asked Navy Secretary William a Ball i in a separate letter last week to respond to the accusations. Florio chairman of the House sub committee on Commerce consumer Protection and competitiveness wrote that he is concerned thai discouraging Competition among computer service companies ultimately will result in an unhealthy Domestic computer Industry. Florio press Secretary John Shure said that the subcommittee could investigate the matter but that such an inquiry would depend on the Navy s response. Wednesday s programs 1130 1230 Oulu Mouv in 0x1 1 Udud Ullh Sefl for ii Hurt own bar pit Alvn Oahu Etlow tier to 4m ,f49tf hired Ion Tua bomb Mil in Iko ii can Bytow my ii Nam u Iwu i Ute Hicl my Hottie Tow fr4t 10 a gtd Rancho dim Vul Ojo Jal to Kuk Omavi am oat at Shu pm mfg _ iwo 9 to i Tvr fan min Wir. 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