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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of State OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of State OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of State
Components
Bureau of Administration
Report Number
AUD-MERO-22-03
Report Type
Audit
Number of Recommendations
8
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2 Yes $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration develop and implement internal controls to ensure Contracting Officers comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 6.305, Office of the Procurement Executive Procurement Implementation Bulletin 2014-11, and Office of Acquisitions Management Memorandum 16-16 regarding providing public notice of noncompetitive contracts and maintaining proof of public notice in contract files.

5 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration issue a directive to the Office of Acquisitions Management to update its Quality Assurance Plan to expand the steps necessary to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions regarding preparing fair and reasonable price determinations for noncompetitive awards. The steps should include requiring that Contracting Officers use the sample template for price negotiation memoranda and retain evidence of the analysis conducted in support of such determinations in the contract files.

6 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration develop and implement guidance directing all price negotiation memoranda-approving officials certify that price negotiation memoranda address all required elements in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 15.406-3 before approving them.

7 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration issue a directive to the Office of Acquisitions Management to update its Memorandum 15-09, Contract File Documentation, regarding price negotiation memoranda. The updated memorandum should include instructions for Contracting Officers to verify that all price negotiation memoranda packages are properly approved and placed in the contract file.

8 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration develop and implement additional internal control procedures for monitoring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements and Department policy regarding determining and documenting fair and reasonable price determinations and maintaining complete contract files.

Department of State OIG

United States