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Title: Report on the inspection of the policies and procedures for the designation and continuation of the Department of Energy`s Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10189327· OSTI ID:10189327

By a memorandum dated September 16, 1992, Office of Federal Procurement Policy OFPP requested that the DOE, Office of Inspector General, conduct a ``special`` audit of the nature and adequacy of DOE`s FFRDC sole-source renegotiation justifications developed since 1985. The OFPP request was based on a July 8, 1992 Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management report entitled ``Inadequate Federal Oversight of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers,`` which detailed the need for strengthened federal controls over FFRDCs. The Office of Inspector General initiated an inspection in order to review and describe the Department`s history of designating its research laboratories as FFRDCs, and to review the Department`s compliance with the OFPP policy and procedures for establishing and renewing its FFRDCs. We also reviewed DOE`s sole-source renegotiation justifications to non-competitively extend its M&O contractors that manage DOE`s FFRDCs since September 30, 1984.

Research Organization:
USDOE Office of Inspector General, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Inspections
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
10189327
Report Number(s):
DOE/IG-0334; ON: TI94001580
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Report to The Secretary; PBD: 13 Sep 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English