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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 Near Eastern Affairs
Bureau of Legislative Affairs
Bureau of Administration
Report Number
AUD-MERO-21-43
Report Type
Audit
Number of Recommendations
8
Questioned Costs
$663,193,784
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, discontinue its practice of awarding noncompetitive contracts for Operations Maintenance Support Services and Baghdad Life Support Services. The bureau should award Mission Iraq-specific task orders under the Diplomatic Platform Support Services contract or use an alternative mechanism to competitively replace the Operations and Maintenance Support Services and Bagdad Life Support Services contracts.

7 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, Office of the Procurement Executive (OPE), strengthen its review and approval process and oversight of noncompetitive contract actions awarded, based on Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-2, “Unusual and compelling urgency,” related to circumstances permitting other than full and open competition. OPE should put in place controls to ensure those actions are not excessive, such as enforcement of time limitations on the duration of the use of these actions, and use appropriate rationales, which exclude lack of advanced planning. In addition, OPE should provide training, as appropriate, to officials in the review process to ensure controls are followed.

Department of State OIG

United States