Task Orders Awarded by the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence in Support of the Coalition Provisional Authority
Abstract
As of May 31, 2004, the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) had awarded task orders valued at $481.2 million supporting the reconstruction of Iraq. AFCEE made these awards at the request of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). Contractor execution of these contracts is overseen by AFCEE with the assistance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The objective of the audit was to evaluate policies and procedures used by the CPA, the CPA Program Management Office (PMO), and AFCEE to award Iraqi reconstruction task orders under the AFCEE Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts. Specifically, we evaluated those policies and procedures associated with acquisition planning, source selection, use of free and open competition, and contract negotiation. AFCEE's role in the reconstruction of Iraq has expanded beyond the original role envisioned by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the CPA. The CPA had urgent reconstruction requirements, estimated to be $238.6 million, for the New Iraqi Army. DoD authorized AFCEE to support those requirements. As of May 31, 2004, AFCEE had awarded $439 million in task orders in support of reconstruction requirements for the New Iraqi Army. However, AFCEE has also awarded three task orders, valued at $42 million and has four pending task orders, estimated to be $48 million, for reconstruction work not related to New Iraqi Army requirements. The expansion of AFCEE's role has occurred because there was no agreement in place between CPA and AFCEE establishing the extent and nature of the work that AFCEE should provide under its contracts. AFCEE's role in awarding task orders on behalf of the CPA is not clearly defined, and thus the continued use of AFCEE's contract vehicles provides less transparency to the public then necessary. An agreement between the CPA and AFCEE would have clarified the scope of AFCEE's support and lent transparency to the task order award process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 28, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA531367
Entities
People
- David Griffin
- David J Wilcox
- Gerald P. Montoya
- John E. Betar
- Michael J. Roark