Acquisition Management: Opportunities Exist for GAO to Strengthen Its Policies and Procedures
What the OIG Found Proper contract administration is critical to ensure GAO complies with contract terms and conditions. In FY 2019, GAO entered into a blanket purchase agreement for commercial facility maintenance (the BPA), which it awarded under the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule program. After subsequent modification, the BPA’s maximum value was about $119 million. Although the contractor submitted adjusted labor rates from a collective bargaining agreement, GAO did not modify the BPA and associated time-and-materials orders to reflect these higher rates before payment. As a result, the agency paid about $94,000 more than the previously negotiated rates during the second.
Reported by Maria LopezAcquisition Management: Opportunities Exist for GAO to Strengthen Its Policies and Procedures.
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What the OIG Found Proper contract administration is critical to ensure GAO complies with contract terms and conditions.
In FY 2019, GAO entered into a blanket purchase agreement for commercial facility maintenance (the BPA), which it awarded under the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule program.
After subsequent modification, the BPA’s maximum value was about $119 million.
Although the contractor submitted adjusted labor rates from a collective bargaining agreement, GAO did not modify the BPA and associated time-and-materials orders to reflect these higher rates before payment.
As a result, the agency paid about $94,000 more than the previously negotiated rates during the second…
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