Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. letter to Louis Caldera, June 28, 1999

ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR. ASSISTANT DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIP Congress of ttie ®nttei) States Щ<. lust of fieprciScntatibce 2Hasf)ington, 2ЭС 20515-2002 June 28, 1999 The Honorable Louis Caldera Secretary Department of the Army The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20310-0101 Dear Secretary Caldera: I have been informed that the U.S. Army Garrison of the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) recently lost the A-76 Commercial Activity (CA) study which included support to the Base Operations, Child Care Center and Youth Services Program. I am deeply concerned about the outcome of this CA process and request you stop award of the contract until all matters have been reviewed. On May 6,1999, the Department of the Army issued a Memorandum to exempt Child and Youth Services, Army Community Services, Sports/Fitness, and Category C programs from the A-76 study process. This Army Memorandum from the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Board of Directors occurred from a vote on February 23, 1999. The Memorandum specifically states in Paragraph 2 (c) that “studies that have passed the Most Efficient Organization (MEO) and Performance Work Statement (PWS) development phase must also withdraw exempted functions from the MEOs and PWSs and repackage them in the RO.” Because of the apparent conflict in Army policy, I request you investigate the rationale for including Child Care and Youth Services as part of the final solicitation and bid. Please report to me at your earliest convenience. I look forward to your response. With best regards, I remain, Very truly yours, Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Member of Congress