Audit of USAID/Haiti's Feed the Future North Project

USAID/Haiti implement a plan to confirm that its future Feed the Future projects establish valid baselines at the start of the awards.

USAID/Haiti establish a timeline with milestones for Development Alternatives Inc. to bring performance data for the Feed the Future North Project in line with USAID's data quality standards and take formal corrective action if they are not met.

USAID/Haiti formally communicate to Development Alternatives Inc. the actual opportunities that exist for local organizations to bid on and receive direct USAID funding.

USAID/Haiti determine whether its strategy for increasing food security in Haiti should include water, sanitation, and hygiene activities, document the decision, and modify the strategy accordingly.

USAID/Haiti, in consultation with the contracting officer for the Feed the Future North Project, determine whether the contract should be modified to meet criteria for the water, sanitation, and hygiene earmark, document the decision, and modify the contract accordingly.

USAID/Haiti incorporate reporting progress toward meeting earmarks into its biannual portfolio reviews, add a section on earmarks to its portfolio review project data sheet template, and include earmark criteria in the guidance disseminated to mission staff in preparation for its biannual portfolio reviews.

USAID/Haiti provide to USAID/Washington details on its water, sanitation, and hygiene earmark allocations for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 so that USAID/Washington can notify Congress as appropriate as to overall Agency execution of the earmark.

USAID/Haiti report problems staffing its contracting office in its next Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act of 1982 annual certification.

USAID/Haiti, through the Feed the Future North Project contracting officer, amend the contract to define deliverables and results.

USAID/Haiti establish criteria for determining
whether to exercise the option years for the Feed the Future North Project.

USAID/Haiti, through the Feed the Future North Project contracting officer, realign the remaining fixed fee attributed to intermediate results 1, 2, and 3 to demonstrating "best-effort" toward achieving the deliverables and results defined in response to Recommendation 5.

USAID/Haiti, through the Feed the Future North Project contracting officer, determine whether the fixed fee attributed to intermediate result 4 should allow for making 2 local organizations eligible for direct USAID funding and 12 local organizations eligible for fixed-obligation grants, and modify the contract if necessary.

USAID/Haiti reflect concerns with project implementation, schedule, and staffing in its contractor performance assessment reports for Development Alternatives Inc. for the Feed the Future North Project, including revising the previous report as necessary, and maintain documentation to support the assessments.