Audit of USAID/Pakistan's Firms Project
Recommendations
USAID/Pakistan develop and implement a plan with measurable targets to help ensure the mango activity achieves its contract goals.
USAID/Pakistan develop and implement a performance management plan for the Firms Project that complies with USAID's Automated Directives System 203 and adjusts targets to reflect strategy shifts, delays, and current conditions.
USAID/Pakistan develop procedures to collect and analyze indicator results periodically to measure progress toward planned results in accordance with USAID's Automated Directives System 203.
USAID/Pakistan instruct Chemonics to exclude from project sales totals all procurements from local vendors.
USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $1,359,337 in questioned costs (unsupported) and recover those costs determined to be unallowable.
USAID/Pakistan verify that Chemonics has corrected all procurement deficiencies identified in this report.
USAID/Pakistan develop and implement procedures to conduct site visits to ensure goods and services acquired under the Firms contract are maintained according with Agency property management standards and requirements.
USAID/Pakistan reassess the project component devoted to improving the business-enabling environment and develop meaningful targets that align with Firms Project goals.
USAID/Pakistan complete and file all delinquent and future past performance reports in accordance with federal and USAID policies and procedures.