Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
We are issuing this management alert to advise the Department of Homeland Security and CBP of the urgency and short timeframe to award a new medical services contract. During two ongoing projects, we learned that CBP’s current contract for medical services will expire on September 29, 2020. As of September 3, 2020, CBP had not issued a solicitation for a new contract, leaving fewer than 30 days for necessary funding, reviews, and approvals before CBP can award the contract. A lapse in this contract could jeopardize the health and safety of migrants in CBP custody, as well as that of U.S. Border Patrol agents, CBP officers, and staff, during the current pandemic. We recommended that CBP dedicate all available resources necessary to its planning and communication to ensure continuity of CBP’s onsite medical services and that CBP conduct future contract planning and communication in a timely manner. CBP concurred with this recommendation.
Date Issued:
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
OIG-20-70
Component, if applicable:
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Location(s):
United States
Type of Report:
Other
Number of Recommendations:
1
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