Management use of experts, consultants, and support services at Headquarters and three field locations. [(Hdqtrs; WAPA; SFO; BPA)]

Technical Report · Fri Oct 14 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5751631

At the three field locations, consultants were frequently paid more than they would have been paid had they been employed under the criteria set forth in DOE Order 3304.1. The method used to avoid the pricing criteria was to procure the services by contract or purchase order rather than by the more appropriate employment agreements. Noncompetitive procurement justifications were not consistent with the criteria prescribed in DOE Order 4200.1 and deprived the Department of the benefits obtainable through competitive procurement processes in a number of instances. Other internal controls were reasonable to assure compliance with the Department's procurement criteria regarding the consultant and support service procurements. Recommendations that: program officers be instructed to obtain consultants through the appropriate personnel office; contract officers refer all consulting work to the appropriate personnel office for compliance with DOE pricing criteria; appropriate market search procedures in Order 4200.1A are properly implemented; and DOE procurement regulations for noncompetitive awards be modified to include purchase orders. The Assistant Secretary, Management and Administration, disagreed with our findings and recommendations.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Inspector General, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 5751631
• Report Number(s): DOE/IG-0198; ON: DE84000977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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