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USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support determine the allowability of $2,484,887 in unsupported direct questioned costs and collect any disallowed amounts from AMEX International, Inc. (see pages 2, 10 and 11 of the report).

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support ensure that AMEX International, Inc. has implemented the auditor's recommendations for Finding #1 (see pages 10 and 11 of the report).

USAID/Tanzania determine the allowability of the $354,929 in questioned costs ($323,066 ineligible and $31,863 unsupported) identified on pages 8 to 10 of RSM Eastern Africa's audit report and recover from the National Audit Office Tanzania the amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Tanzania verify that National Audit Office Tanzania corrects the five significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 15 to 21of RSM Eastern Africa's audit report.

USAID/Tanzania verify that National Audit Office Tanzania corrects the eleven instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 23 to 42 of RSM Eastern Africa's audit report.

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support determine the allowability of $88,285 in unsupported direct questioned costs and $33,597 in ineligible direct questioned costs and collect any disallowed amounts from JTJ Resources, Inc. (see pages 12 through 20 of the report).

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support ensure that JTJ Resources, Inc. has implemented the auditor's recommendations for Findings #1 and #2 (see pages 12 through 20 of the report).

OAPA work with USAID/Afghanistan to develop policies and procedures to conduct periodic spot checks of agreement officer's representatives' files, disseminate lessons learned to the mission, and incorporate the results of these spot checks into performance reviews..

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support determine the allowability of $323,946 in unsupported direct questioned costs and collect any disallowed amounts from AMEX International, Inc. (see pages 9 through 10 of the report).

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support ensure that AMEX International, Inc. has implemented the auditor's recommendations for Finding #1 (see pages 9 through 10 of the report).

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support ensure that French Red Cross has implemented the auditor's recommendation for the two significant deficiencies in the report on internal control, and two material instances of noncompliance in the report on compliance (see
pages 11-1 and 111-1 of the report).

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support determine the allowability of $2,223,978 in unsupported direct questioned costs and collect any disallowed amounts from CAMRIS International (see pages 9 and 1 O of the report).

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support ensure that CAMRIS International has implemented the auditor's recommendations for Finding #1 (see pages 9 and 10 of the report).

M/OAA/CAS/CAM determine the allowability of the $3,054,996 in questioned costs ($2,856,719 ineligible and $198,277 unsupported) identified on pages I-21 and II-1 of Gelman, Rosenburg & Freedman's audit report and the difference between the indirect cost rate charges and the approved rate of 14.41 percent for agreements AID-OFDA-G-13-00165, AID-OFDA-G-13-00145, and AID-623-A-12-00026 on pages I-6 to I-7 and recover from the African Development Solutions the amounts determined to be unallowable.

DCHA/FFP determine the allowability of the $101,902 in unsupported questioned costs identified on page I-21 of Gelman, Rosenburg & Freedman's audit report and the difference between the indirect cost rate charges and the approved rate of 14.41 percent for agreement AID-FFP-G-14-00001 on pages I-6 to I-7 and recover from the African Development Solutions the amounts determined to be unallowable.

M/OAA/CAS/CAM verify that African Development Solutions corrects the three material weaknesses and five significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages IV-1 to IV-10 of Gelman, Rosenburg & Freedman's audit report.

M/OAA/CAS/CAM verify that African Development Solutions corrects the five instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages IV-1 to IV-3 and IV-5 to IV-7 of Gelman, Rosenburg & Freedman's audit report.

DCHA/FFP determine whether outstanding advances to African Development Solutions for agreement AID-FFP-G-14-00001 are excessive, and if so, request a refund for funds in excess of immediate disbursing needs in accordance with ADS 636.3.3.2.

M/OAA/CAS/CAM follow up on unexpended funds that African Development Solutions owed to USAID from agreements that ended before December 31, 2013, as shown on pages I-13 to I-18 of Gelman, Rosenburg & Freedman's audit report and determine any actions necessary in accordance with the standard provisions for non-U.S., nongovernmental organizations, paragraph RAA1.h.

DCHA/FFP follow up on unexpended funds African Development Solutions owed to USAID from agreement AID-FFP-G-11-00068 that ended before December 31, 2013, as shown on page I-12 of Gelman, Rosenburg & Freedman's audit report and determine any actions necessary in accordance with the standard provisions for non-U.S., nongovernmental organizations, paragraph RAA1.h.

USAID/Kenya and East Africa determine the allowability of the $115,137 questioned costs ($26,711 in ineligible and $88,426 in unsupported questioned costs) identified on pages 18 and 43 of Grant Thornton's audit report and recover from the Regional AIDs Training Network the amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that Regional AIDs Training Network corrects the three significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 31to 34 of Grant Thornton's audit report.

USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that Regional AIDs Training Network corrects the nine instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 39 to 45 and 49 to 50 of Grant Thornton's audit report.

USAID/Kenya and East Africa determine the allowability of $8,580 in ineligible questioned cost share contributions identified on page 49 of Grant Thornton's audit report and take any corrective action deemed necessary under ADS 303.3.10.

USAID/Zambia determine the allowability of the $69,856 in ineligible questioned costs identified on page 17 of KPMG's audit report and recover from Women and Law in Southern Africa Educational Trust the amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Zambia verify that Women and Law in Southern Africa Educational Trust corrects the five significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 21-25 of KPMG's audit report.

USAID/Zambia verify that Women and Law in Southern Africa Educational Trust corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 28-29 of KPMG's audit report.