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Communicate to clarify roles and responsibilities for Office of Acquisition and Assistance staff working on Broad Agency Announcements

Conduct an assessment of trainings and resources to ensure that program teams working with Broad Agency Announcements are sufficiently prepared to fulfill their roles and responsibilities

Create a procedure for future Broad Agency Announcements that will ensure that the Peer and Scientific Review Board Chair verifies and documents the qualifications of the board members

(USAID/M) We recommend that Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources oversee that USAID/M, in coordination with BHA and OTI, take the following actions: Identify, track, and publicly report all costs associated with the PSC and ISC mechanisms, fully accounting for program funding used for administrative, management, and support expenses.

(HCTM) We recommend that Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources oversee that HCTM, in consultation with BHA and OTI: Incorporate PSC and ISC staffing mechanisms into its workforce planning, including through tracking relevant direct hire metrics, such as the number of employees and their pay levels and responsibilities.

(HCTM) We recommend that the Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources oversee that HCTM, in coordination with BHA, OTI, and other stakeholders: Conduct a workforce assessment and develop a comprehensive plan with options and actionable steps for how to create a sustainable humanitarian and stabilization workforce.

(USAID/DEIA) We recommend that the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, in consultation with M/OAA: Create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategy for its contractor workforce, including reviewing its data on PSC and ISC opportunities. This includes identifying whether there are any potential barriers to full and equal participation to its PSC and ISC staffing pathways and whether there are opportunities to build on diversity efforts in the ISC procurement process.

USAID/M) We recommend that Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources oversee that M/OAA take the following actions: Provide guidance to PSCs on how to contact Dun & Bradstreet to remove their information from its website, now that they are no longer required to maintain a DUNS profile to be in good standing.

(USAID/M) We recommend that the Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources oversee that M/OAA take the following actions: Assess the options for consistent safety standards and procedures for ISCs in future contracts and implement identified options as appropriate.

(USAID/M) We recommend that the Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources oversee that M/OAA take the following actions: Issue clear guidance on travel safety standards and privileges for PSCs as they relate to Chief of Mission authority.

We recommend that USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $1,239,859 in questioned costs ($937,985 ineligible, $301,874 unsupported) as detailed in findings 4.1.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.5, 4.3.1 to 4.3.3, and 4.4.1 to 4.4.5 on pages 22-30 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Revise the charge card management policy to include a metrics and benchmarking program for its government charge card program as required by OMB.

Develop a reminder for travelers to enforce the existing travel voucher (TV) submission process to facilitate the timely submission of TVs for the Individually Billed Accounts and individual expenses in the Central Bill Accounts.

Document consideration of charge card program risk in relation to the annual OMB A-123 Enterprise Risk Management process.

Update the charge card management policy to include a requirement for an annual review to ensure compliance with any changes in legislation and guidance issued by OMB or other statutory authority.

We recommended that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost Audit and Support Division and Contract Audit Management Branch determine the allowability of $1,212,187 questioned costs ($308,883 ineligible, and $903,304 unsupported) on pages 40 to 47 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost Audit and Support Division and Contract Audit Management Branch verify that CAMRIS International LLC corrects the three material weaknesses detailed on pages 11 to 14 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID\Afghanistan verify that Texas A&M AgriLife Research have corrected the material weakness in internal control detailed in findings 2020-01 in page 21 of the audit report

We recommend that USAID/Afghanistan verify that Texas A&M AgriLife Research have addressed the instances of material noncompliance detailed in findings 2020-02, 2020-03, 2020-04 on 2020-05 in pages 22-26 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Nepal verify that National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal have corrected the one material weakness in internal control detailed on pages 29 and 30 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Nepal verify that National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal have corrected the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 39 and 40 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Zimbabwe verify that the implementer corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 17 and 18 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa determine the allowability of the $137,481 ineligible questioned costs on pages 18 to 19, and 25 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that Liverpool Voluntary Care and Treatment Health corrects the four instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 33, 36 to 38 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that Liverpool Voluntary Care and Treatment Health provides FHI360 with a copy of the findings raised in the audit report for their review to (1) determine the allowability of the $2,591 in ineligible questioned costs identified on pages 18 and 25; and (2) take any appropriate action regarding the one instance of material noncompliance related to the subawards as detailed on pages 34 to 35 of the audit report.

Verify that ISPD corrects the five material weaknesses in internal control detailed on page 31 of the audit report.

Verify that ISPD corrects the five instances of material noncompliance detailed on page 42 of the audit report.