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Smithsonian Institution’s Controls Over the National Air and Space Museum Revitalization Project’s Subcontract Awards Process

Submitting OIG:

Smithsonian Institution OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Smithsonian Institution

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

OIG-A-24-07

Component, if applicable:

National Air and Space Museum

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$0

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

3

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

No

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Attachment	Size
OIG-24-07.pdf	1.35 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
OIG-A-24-07-01	Open	Yes
Develop procedures and steps to ensure the offices maintain written documentation of the following on future Smithsonian Institution (SI) construction projects utilizing the Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) delivery method: a. Review of the CMc’s best value assessments, as well as SI’s participation in and approval of / concurrence with the selection of subcontractors, as required by the project’s contract. b. Steps taken when evaluating the bid amounts in the absence of preferred competition levels, including the reasons why any potential subcontractors were disqualified from consideration. c. Review of subcontract price quotations with the CMc’s recommendation of whom to award and why.
OIG-A-24-07-02	Open	Yes
Develop written procedures that document OPDC’s approval if fewer than three bids are received when awarding subcontracts on future Smithsonian Institution construction projects utilizing the Construction Manager as Constructor delivery method.
OIG-A-24-07-03	Open	Yes
Develop written policies and procedures for future Smithsonian Institution construction projects utilizing the Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) delivery method to contractually require CMc’s to retain best value supporting documentation, including the resulting analyses performed, that justifies the selection of all successful subcontractors.