Health Center Sustainment Contract Resulted in Some Repairs, but Iraqi Maintenance Capability Was Not Achieved
Abstract
The U.S. government spent about $345 million to construct and equip primary healthcare centers (PHCs) in Iraq. In April 2009, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) reported that a lack of visibility over the PHC's status, together with operational and sustainability issues, left the U.S. investment at risk. SIGIR then recommended a study to provide transparency on the status of PHCs. In response, the Iraq Transition Assistance Office (ITAO), which had program management responsibility, stated that it had an existing contract with Stanley Baker Hill, LLC (SBH) to conduct PHC assessments which should help to provide transparency on the PHC's status. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Gulf Region Division (GRD) was the contracting office. The objectives of this $16.5 million contract were to (1) identify and repair PHC deficiencies, (2) conduct PHC assessments, (3) run an operations and repair program for one year, (4) develop a comprehensive maintenance management program for the Iraqi Ministry of Health (MoH), (5) use automation tools to collect and execute maintenance, and (6) enhance the MoH's operations and maintenance capabilities. SIGIR's objectives for this report were to examine the cost, outcome, and oversight of the contract and to assess the status of the PHCs as ITAO's responsibilities are transitioned to the U.S. Embassy, Baghdad.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 29, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA520250
Entities
People
- David R. Warren
- J. J. Marzullo
- Mohamed Abdou
- Nancee K. Needham
- Richard Kusman
- Walter Franzen
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction