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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Agriculture OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Agriculture OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Agriculture
Report Number
50601-0003-23
Report Description

OIG reviewed how USDA awards contracts to small and disadvantagedbusinesses to ensure only eligible businesses receive contracts.

Report Type
Audit
Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$11,389,509
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
2 Yes $11,389,509 $0

Work with the USDA agencies to determine what actions need to be taken against the four businesses that could not support their disadvantaged status. Consider taking suspension and debarment actions to prevent other USDA agencies and other Federal Departments from contracting with those businesses.

3 Yes $0 $0

Develop and implement a process to review a sample of contracts at least annually to see if there is documentation to support small business and disadvantaged business status. Also, develop a process to periodically notify GSA and SBA officials regarding any businesses that USDA finds with inaccurate status information in SAM, or when information in FPDS and SAM does not match.

Department of Agriculture OIG

United States