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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Tennessee Valley Authority
Report Number
2023-17402
Report Description

As part of our annual audit plan, we performed an audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by America Fujikura Ltd. dba AFL Telecommunications LLC (AFL) for optical ground wire cable (OPGW) and hardware under Contract Nos. 12674 & 15270. Our audit objective was to determine if costs were billed in accordance with the terms of the contracts. Our audit scope included approximately $29.5 million in costs billed to TVA from March 19, 2018, through August 31, 2022.In summary, we determined:AFL did not provide credits totaling $307,320 for returned steel reels.AFL overbilled TVA $72,025, including (1) $43,903 because AFL did not always use the most cost-effective unit rate available and (2) $28,122 because AFL sometimes used unit rates that were in excess of the contracts' pricing schedules.(Summary Only)

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Tennessee Valley Authority OIG