Letter Inquiry: Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharana Incinerators

Abstract

On December 16, 2013, we issued a report examining the construction of an incinerator system at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharana in Paktika province. In that report, we found, among other things, that the incinerator system was completed nearly 3 years behind schedule and that the incinerators had unaddressed construction deficiencies. As a result of these delays and deficiencies, the incinerators had never been used, resulting in the waste of $5.4 million. We recommended that the Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), conduct an inquiry into the circumstances of the acceptance of the incinerator facility at FOB Sharana and the payment of $5.4 million to the contractor. We also recommended that, depending on the results of this inquiry, the Commanding General determine whether any action should be taken against the contracting officer(s).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2014
Accession Number
AD1140297

Entities

People

  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Deficiencies
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Incinerators
  • Inspection
  • International Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Central Command

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  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.