GSA’s Office of Administrative Services Awarded an Invalid $13.7 Million Task Order

Date Issued

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Submitting OIG

General Services Administration OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

General Services Administration

Report Number

A240066H3F25003

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	Yes	$0	$0
We recommend that the GSA Chief Administrative Services Officer ensure that justifications for other than full and open competition are completed prior to award and publicly posted.
2	Yes	$0	$0
We recommend that the GSA Chief Administrative Services Officer enforce accountability with OAS personnel who did not comply with the FAR, the GSAM, and OIA internal policies in the award of the audited task order.
3	Yes	$0	$0
We recommend that the GSA Chief Administrative Services Officer revise OIA’s Internal Quality Assurance Review policy to reduce delays, and employ a risk-based sampling methodology when selecting contracts for review.
4	Yes	$0	$0
We recommend that the GSA Chief Administrative Services Officer establish an OAS policy to supplement GSA Order ADM 5000.4B, Office of General Counsel Legal Review, to reduce the monetary threshold for legal review commensurate with the monetary values of OIA contracts.