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Audit Report: Oversight and Monitoring of Peace Corps’ Domestic Awarded Contracts Audit

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-24-01-A
Report Type
Audit
Component
Agency-wide
Description
Our audit determined that while the Peace Corps does have an established framework to oversee and monitor domestic awarded contracts, it can improve its management of the following: • Contract oversight including contract modifications, documentation, and guidance for Contract Officer Representatives and Technical Points of Contact; and • Contract completion, including performance assessments and closeout.
Participating OIG
Peace Corps OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$530,472
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the Director of Acquisition and Contract Management ensures that contracting officers review the contracting officer representative files annually and develop a checklist for the review.

We recommend that the Director of Acquisition and Contract Management ensures that contract management personnel have access to Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System and develops and implements standard operating procedures for performance assessments to be submitted into Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System at the time the work under the contract or order is completed.

We recommend that the Director of Acquisition and Contract Management ensures contracts are closed out within the specified Federal Acquisition Regulation timeframes and backlogged contracts are properly closed.

We recommend that the Director of Acquisition and Contract Management works with the contracting officer representative to establish processes and standard operating procedures that ensure de-obligations are completed when the period of performance ends and the final invoice is paid.