Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Compliance with the Berry Amendment

Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Defense Logistics Agency Acquisition, develop and implement standard processes that contracting officials can use agencywide when conducting procurements subject to the Berry Amendment. The standard processes should cover the steps contracting officials need to take: to correctly identify the Federal Supply Group or National Stock Number for items subject to the Berry Amendment; during market research, when reviewing bids and the contractor's ability to comply with Berry Amendment; while monitoring compliance of the received goods; when applying Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy's best practices for Berry Amendment procurements throughout the contract life cycle; and when applying any best practices collected from Defense Logistics Agency, Troop Support Clothing and Textiles-Philadelphia's process to comply with the Berry Amendment.