GSA’s Fiscal Year 2020 Transactional Data Reporting Pilot Evaluation Provides an Inaccurate Assessment of the Program

Submitting OIG:

General Services Administration OIG

Date Issued:

Monday, May 1, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

General Services Administration

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

A210081Q3P23001

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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A210081-Final-Report-Issued-5123.pdf	11.49 MB

Additional Details Link:

https://www.gsaig.gov/content/gsas-fiscal-year-2020-transactional-data-reporting…

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
We recommend that the GSA Administrator, FAS Commissioner, and Associate Administrator of the Office of Government-wide Policy cease further expansion of TDR until the problems are corrected or the pilot is terminated.
2	Open	Yes
We recommend that the GSA Administrator, FAS Commissioner, and Associate Administrator of the Office of Government-wide Policy address the problems with the TDR data and usage as described in this report within 1 year of report issuance. To do so, GSA should, at a minimum: conduct a comprehensive assessment of all TDR data; verify the accuracy and completeness of all TDR data; implement a verification process to ensure that TDR data is accurate and complete when it is submitted by MAS contractors; require the contractors that are not submitting complete and accurate data to correct their data or suspend their contract; make the data accessible to all MAS contracting personnel; and develop a methodology for pricing using TDR data that will ensure that customer agencies meet the Competition in Contracting Act for orders placed through MAS contracts.
3	Open	Yes
We recommend that the GSA Administrator, FAS Commissioner, and Associate Administrator of the Office of Government-wide Policy: If GSA cannot successfully complete the corrective actions outlined in Recommendation 2 within 1 year of report issuance or makes the decision not to take those corrective actions, execute the exit strategy for the TDR pilot and transition participating contractors out of the pilot in accordance with FAS Policy and Procedures 2016-11, Transactional Data Reporting – Federal Supply Schedule Program Implementation, Paragraph 8(G), Pilot Cancellation.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

We recommend that the GSA Administrator, FAS Commissioner, and Associate Administrator of the Office of Government-wide Policy cease further expansion of TDR until the problems are corrected or the pilot is terminated.

Open

Yes

We recommend that the GSA Administrator, FAS Commissioner, and Associate Administrator of the Office of Government-wide Policy address the problems with the TDR data and usage as described in this report within 1 year of report issuance. To do so, GSA should, at a minimum: conduct a comprehensive assessment of all TDR data; verify the accuracy and completeness of all TDR data; implement a verification process to ensure that TDR data is accurate and complete when it is submitted by MAS contractors; require the contractors that are not submitting complete and accurate data to correct their data or suspend their contract; make the data accessible to all MAS contracting personnel; and develop a methodology for pricing using TDR data that will ensure that customer agencies meet the Competition in Contracting Act for orders placed through MAS contracts.

Open

Yes