Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Other Participating OIGs
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
U.S. Postal Service
Report Number
SM-AR-18-001
Report Description
Our objective was to determine whether U.S. Postal Service contracting officers (COs) are properly extending contracts. The Postal Service may use options or renewals to extend contracts beyond the original agreement when doing so would represent the best value for the organization. As of July 2017, the Postal Service had 313 open contracts over eight years old, with invoice activity within the last two years. The Postal Service paid over $3.4 billion on these contracts. We judgmentally selected 62 contracts to review, for which the Postal Service paid over $520 million.
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
6
Questioned Costs
$4,536,971
Funds for Better Use
$0
