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USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $23,157,935 in unsupported direct questioned costs on pages 2 and 13 - 24 of the report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that Futures Group corrects findings #1 through #4 on pages 13 - 24 of the report.

USAID determine the allowability of $131,875 in questioned costs ($120,248 plus $7,215 and $4,412 ineligible) on page 14 of the audit report, and further detailed on pages 2-3 of this memorandum, and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID verify that the Semiotics Consultants (Private) Limited corrects the one material weakness (consolidated Findings PRTE-4, 5, 6, 8, 11, and 13 on pages 40, 43, 45, 46, 48, and 49 of the audit report) and four significant deficiencies in internal control (Findings IC-1, IC-2, and IC-3 on pages 24-26 of the audit report and Observation 1 on page 51 of the management letter).

USAID verify that the Semiotics Consultants (Private) Limited corrects the six material instances of noncompliance (Findings NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, and NC-4 on pages 29-36 of the audit report, Note 25 to the cost representation statement on page 21 of the audit report, and Observation 2 on page 52 of the management letter).

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that CARE USA has implemented the auditor's recommendation for Findings 2016-001 (see pages 49 through 51of the audit report).

We recommend that USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance require Chemonics to perform the required suspension and debarment verification of its subgrantees and assign individuals to perform independent reviews of the procurement files to authenticate the existence of the files (see page 10 of the audit report).

We recommend that USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance verify that Chemonics performs independent reviews of its compliance documentation and ensures the documentation is properly reviewed and approved (see page 11 of the audit report).

We recommend that USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance require Chemonics to enforce the internal control policy to ensure all travel for employees is properly reviewed and approved, and that Chemonics properly retains all approval documentation in accordance with the established internal policies ( see page 12 of the audit report).

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of the $5,588,215 in questioned costs identified as unsupported, and recover from Chemonics any amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID verify that the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad corrects the one material weakness (Observation No. 6.12 on page 35 of the management letter) and two significant deficiencies in internal control (Finding No. 5.3.1 on page 24 of the audit report and Observation No. 6.3 on page 27 of the management letter).

USAID verify that the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad corrects the eight material instances of noncompliance (Finding Nos. 5.1.1 and 5.2.1-5.2.4 on pages 19-23 of the audit report and Observation Nos. 6.1, 6.2, and 6.8 on pages 25, 26, and 31 of the management letter).

USAID/Pakistan implement a plan to work with executive management at the Water and Power Development Authority to expeditiously resolve the critical issues limiting power generation by the Gomal Zam Dam.

USAID/Pakistan recover from the Water and Power Development Authority the $11.5 million increase in the fixed-amount reimbursable agreement for the Gomal Zam Irrigation Project.

USAID/Pakistan require the Water and Power Development Authority to remediate borrow sites as required by the project environmental mitigation and monitoring plan.

USAID/Egypt determine the allowability of $189,069 in unsupported cost-sharing contributions reported as of March 31, 2016, and factor the determination into identifying any shortfall at the conclusion of World Learning's award

USAID/Egypt determine whether cost-sharing amounts claimed for the books rejected by the Egyptian Government should be counted toward World Learning's required cost-sharing contribution, and factor the determination into identifying any shortfall at the end of World Learning’s award.

USAID/Egypt conduct and document a comprehensive review of the total cost sharing reported by World Learning and its supporting documentation after March 31, 2016, and recover any identified shortfall.

USAID/Senegal determine the allowability of $5,212 in questioned costs ($3,160 ineligible and $2,052 unsupported) on pages 15 and 41 to 43 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/Senegal verify that Agency for the Development of Social Marketing corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 41 to 43 of the audit report.

USAID/Tanzania verify that Ministry of Health - Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Program corrects the one instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 29 to 30 of the audit report.

USAID/Tanzania verify that all closeout procedures regarding cooperative agreement 621-0011.01, Implementation Letters 45 and with Ministry of Health - Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Program are finalized and that a disposition plan is in place.

USAID/Tanzania determine the allowability of the $125,634 in questioned costs ($102,761 ineligible and $22,873 unsupported) identified on pages 13 and 22 of the National Audit Office of Tanzania's audit report and recover from the Ethics Secretariat the amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Tanzania verify that Ethics Secretariat corrects the one material weaknesses and four significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 6 to 13 of The National Audit Office of Tanzania's management letter.

USAID/Tanzania verify that Ethics Secretariat corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 3 to 8 of the National Audit Office of Tanzania's management letter.

USAID/Tanzania assess the adequacy of internal control and compliance with the terms of its agreement with the Ethics Secretariat.