Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor Contract Supporting Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract

The objectives of the audit were to determine whether terms and conditions for the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) contract were adequately developed and the administration of the contract and delivery orders was effective. Also, this report focuses on the monitoring of contractor performance portion of contract administration. See Appendix A for the scope and methodology and prior coverage related to this report. We held discussions with activities throughout DOD involved in planning for medical logistics to discuss any concerns that they may have with the terms and conditions of the contract. Specifically, we met with personnel from the offices of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD[HA]), Army Surgeon General, Army Medical Command, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Europe (USAMMCE), the 6th Medical Logistics Management Center, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the Naval Medical Logistics Command, the Naval Supply Systems Command, the Air Force Surgeon General, and the Air Force Medical Logistics Office. Overall, personnel were pleased with most of the terms and conditions of the contract. However, the rates used to recover costs of the MSPV program were often cited as an area of concern. Accordingly, we decided to focus on the methodology used by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) to compute system recovery rates that recoup the costs of the MSPV program. We also decided to review the distribution process used to send medical/surgical supplies to requesting activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. We performed this audit pursuant to Public Law 110-181, "The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008," section 842, "Investigation of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Wartime Contracts and Contracting Processes in Iraq and Afghanistan," January 28, 2008.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2010
Accession Number
ADA520197

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Air Force
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Customer Services
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Logistics Support
  • Procurement
  • Supply Chain
  • United States
  • United States Central Command

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.