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Audit of Bureau of Diplomatic Security Worldwide Protective Services Contract Task Order 10 Kabul Embassy Security Force

AUD-MERO-15-03
    Report Contents
    Unclassified
    Category
    Locations
    Themes/Topics
    Recommendation Number
    1
    Closed Implemented

    OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, Office of Logistics Management, Office of Acquisitions Management, implement a quality control plan and a contract file audit plan, as required by Procurement Information Bulletin No. 2014-10, to ensure the contractor maintains all required documentation and can support all transactions made under Task Order 10, including training records of explosive detection dog handlers.

    Recommendation Number
    2
    Closed Implemented $1,740,043 Significant

    OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, Office of Logistics Management, Office of Acquisitions Management, review the $1,726,155 in costs OIG identified as possibly unallowable and recover any funds deemed unallowable.

    Recommendation Number
    3
    Closed Implemented $6,923,434 Significant

    OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, Office of Logistics Management, Office of Acquisitions Management, conduct a comprehensive review of all contractor invoices and supporting documentation to determine whether the contractor submitted adequate supporting documentation for all costs, including the $6,916,330 identified in this report. If the documentation was not submitted, the contracting officer should request supporting documentation from the contractor and determine whether the costs were allowable under the contract terms. If the reimbursable costs cannot be supported or are not allowable under the terms of the contract, these funds should be recovered.

    Recommendation Number
    4
    Closed Implemented

    OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, Office of Logistics Management, Office of Acquisition Management, establish detailed written procedures for in-depth review of invoices and supporting documentation required by the Worldwide Protective Services contract and ensure that the procedures are followed for all reviews of Task Order 10 invoices and supporting documentation.

    Recommendation Number
    5
    Closed Implemented

    OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, Office of Logistics Management, Office of Acquisitions Management, modify Task Order 10 to include the requirements of Procurement Information Bulletin No. 2012-10 and ensure that the contractor is in compliance with all Trafficking in Persons regulations.