Evaluation of DoD Contracting Officer Actions on DoD Contracts Terminated for Convenience

Rec. B.3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Procurement) to develop and implement a requirement to provide periodic training on the DoD Instruction 7640.02 reporting requirements to contracting officials involved in Contract Audit Followup system reporting with an emphasis on: 1. Describing the DoD contracting officer's responsibility to maintain Contract Audit Followup records. 2. Entering accurate data in the Contract Audit Followup system data fields, including the Questioned Costs Sustained, Resolution Date, Disposition Date, and Status data fields. 3. The importance of timely dispositioning audit reports within 12 months of the audit report date.

Rec. C.3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Procurement), develop and implement a requirement to provide periodic training to termination contracting officers that covers the requirement to document prenegotiation objectives in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.406-1(b).