Management Assistance Report: Contract Administration Practices Involving the Construction of the New Office Compound Taipei, Taiwan, Require Attention

OIG recommends that the Office of Acquisitions Management develop a plan to issue an annual reminder to Contracting Officers that, if a contractor requests the issuance of a Limited or final Notice to Proceed, the Contracting Officer should consult with the Contracting Officer’s Representative and formally respond to the contractor’s request by either authorizing the construction project to proceed or notify the contractor in writing the reasons why the Notice to Proceed is being withheld and the actions the contractor needs to complete before the Notice to Proceed can be granted.

OIG recommends that the Office of Acquisitions Management develop and implement a process that notifies Assessing Officials and Assessing Official Representatives when contractor performance evaluations are due and ensures the evaluations are recorded and approved in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.