Audit of Associates in Rural Development, Inc. Proposed Amounts on Select Unsettled Flexibly Priced Contracts for Fiscal Year 2017

We recommend that USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $558,356 in questioned costs ($531,182 ineligible and $27,174 unsupported) on pages 2, 3, and 13 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that Associates in Rural Development, Inc. corrects the four instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 2, 3, and, 13 of the audit report.