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2023-BO-0002-001-A
Status
Open
Date Issued
March 30, 2023
OIG Component Office
Audit
We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer direct the contracting officers to review the current FSM contracts’ QASP and update accordingly to ensure that all minimum contract requirements are included.
Program Office
Chief Procurement Officer
Questioned Costs
$0.00
Better Funds Use
$0.00
Publication Report Number
2023-BO-0002

Related Recommendations

Recomendation Status Date Issued Summary
2023-BO-0002-001-B Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer direct the contracting officers to oversee the implementation of the current FSM contracts’ QASP.
2023-BO-0002-001-C Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer require the contracting officers to implement the policies and procedures in the HUD Acquisition Policy and Procedure Handbook for completion of HUD’s FSM contractor performance assessment reports in CPARS to ensure that Government past performance is documented properly and in a timely manner, at least annually, for use by all Federal agencies and maintained in the contract files.
2023-BO-0002-001-D Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer require all staff involved in the oversight of FSM contracts to maintain the required documentation in the official contract file identified by HUD policy to support the contracts.
2023-BO-0002-001-E Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer update HUD’s field service manager contract monitoring plan and FSM qualitative monitoring databases used to monitor contractor performance to align with the QASP and contractual requirements as noted in recommendation 1G below.
2023-BO-0002-001-F Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer require the contracting officers to formally designate CORs in a timely manner and maintain the required documentation in the proper location identified in the relevant HUD policies and procedures, which fully supports the CORs’ oversight of the FSM contract.
2023-BO-0002-001-G Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing coordinate with OCPO to require that the contracting officers and CORs be involved in the development, implementation, and documentation of the FSM QASPs for their FSM contracts to ensure that performance statements, acceptable quality levels, and deviation percentages are aligned with the contracts’ requirements in the performance work statement, the performance requirement summary, and the contractor’s quality control plan.
2023-BO-0002-001-H Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing coordinate with OCPO to require the contracting officers and CORs to monitor contractor performance to ensure that evidence is maintained and documented in the contract files for each performance statement completed in the FSM QASPs and that contractor quality control report deliverables resolve problems identified by the Government during reviews conducted in accordance with the QASP for its future FSM contracts.
2023-BO-0002-001-I Open March 30, 2023 We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing require the CORs to ensure that contractor past performance evaluations are prepared at least annually and as required by HUD policy to ensure that reporting of contractors is completed properly and in a timely manner for contract options and in CPARS.