Colorado Springs, CO (My Sportsbook) - Peter Ueberroth said Monday if the United States is going to bid for the 2016 Summer Games, there must be a complete effort from every level of the government.

The U.S. Olympic Committee chairman said the rules have changed since London was awarded the 2012 Summer Games in July, but Ueberroth indicated the nation shouldn't go forward with a bid unless there is full support.

New York City was a finalist for the 2012 Summer Games, but lost in its bid, and as Ueberroth noted on Monday, it would take a coordinated attempt from the city, state and federal levels, along with plenty of assistance from the private sector before a final bid for 2016 can even be launched.

"The federal government has to understand the game has changed and we'll have to change to be competitive," Ueberroth said. "We don't want to enter and not win, or not have a good chance to win. We don't want cities to be spending an awful lot of money and not get a full chance to be victorious."

Ueberroth said the IOC has its set of rules for selection and he hinted the U.S. didn't necessarily show unwavering support needed to win the 2012 Summer Games.

During the final selection vote in Singapore in July, French president Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared before the IOC to make their cases, while New York was represented by its mayor, Michael Bloomberg and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton.

"The rest of the world steps up," Ueberroth said. "We learned a little from watching Chirac and watching Tony Blair walking the halls in Singapore. If we want to compete, we have to be smart. "I think New York saw it coming, but they did their best. We were at a disadvantage in my view."

Last month, the city of Los Angeles announced its intentions of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. No other American city has formally proclaimed its desire to become the U.S. Olympic Committee's nominee, although Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and the Baltimore-Washington area are all thought to be interested as well.

The USOC will not decide its bid city until 2007 while the International Olympic Committee will make its official selection in 2009.

"Our old system is less favorably positioned," Ueberroth said. "To follow the same path would not lead to success in our view. We were doubtful the last meeting, now we're convinced. If we go through this whole process it's not going to work. If we want to bid, we want to win. We have to figure it out and make sure we have everybody on board."

Ueberroth also said there was a U.S. delegation that visited with IOC president Jacques Rogge within the last week to discuss how to keep softball at the 2012 London Games. Baseball was also dropped from the Games for 2012.

Ueberroth said he's hoping the vote to oust softball is overturned in Torino. He also said the USOC is trying to get women's ski jumping implemented into the 2010 Olympics.