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Audit of DoD Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contract Awards

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Defense OIG
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Defense
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
DODIG-2020-063
Component, if applicable: 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
United States Air Force (USAF)
United States Army (USA)
United States Navy (USN)
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Special Projects: 
DEIA
Questioned Costs: 
$876,800,000
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
1
View Document: 
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
D-2020-0063-D000AX-0001-0001.a Open No
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the DoD Office of Small Business Programs Director conduct a review, in coordination with the Military Departments and Defense agencies, of all 17 contractors that received DoD Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside or sole-source contracts but were denied Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business status by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation to determine if they meet the requirements for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business status. Based on the review, the Director should take action, as appropriate, against any contractors found to have misrepresented their Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business status to the DoD to obtain contracts by coordinating with the applicable contracting officer to protest, through the Small Business Administration, any contractors that appear to be ineligible.
D-2020-0063-D000AX-0001-0001.b Open No
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the DoD Office of Small Business Programs Director conduct a review, in coordination with the Military Departments and Defense agencies, of all 16 contractors in our sample that received DoD Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business contracts that we determined to be ineligible Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses to determine if they meet the eligibility requirements. Based on the review, the Director should take action, as appropriate, against any contractors found to have misrepresented their Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business status to the DoD to obtain set-aside and sole-source contracts by coordinating with the applicable contracting officer to protest, through the Small Business Administration, any contractors that appear to be ineligible.
D-2020-0063-D000AX-0001-0001.e Open No
Rec. 1.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the DoD Office of Small Business Programs Director implement procedures, in coordination with Defense Pricing and Contracting, requiring contracting personnel to track and monitor the amounts Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses pay to joint venture partners that are not Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses throughout contract performance to ensure that contractors do not exceed the required net profit limitations, as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations.
D-2020-0063-D000AX-0001-0001.f Open No
Rec. 1.f: The DoD OIG recommended that the DoD Office of Small Business Programs Director implement procedures, in coordination with Defense Pricing and Contracting, requiring contracting personnel to track and monitor the amounts Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses spend on subcontractors that are not Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses throughout contract performance to ensure that contractors do not exceed the required limitations, as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations.
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