The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released today the “Audit of the DoD’s Management of the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Contract for the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts at Camp As Sayliyah.”
The DoD OIG found that the Army failed to effectively manage the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) V contract, valued at $411 million, in support of the State Department’s ongoing Afghan relocation effort at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar. The procuring contracting officer from Army Contracting Command–Rock Island did not review, before payment, more than $293 million in vouchers that the LOGCAP contractor submitted.
The DoD OIG also determined that the 408th Contracting Support Brigade did not properly designate 28 of 57 personnel to serve as contracting officer’s representatives to provide oversight. Furthermore, the 408th did not ensure that 19% of required monthly quality assurance checklists—which assess contractor performance—were completed for six LOGCAP services.
As a result, the Army cannot be sure that the contractor complied with all contract requirements or that the payments to the contractor were allowable, allocable, or reasonable.
The DoD OIG made several recommendations including requesting a review by the Defense Contract Audit Agency of the $293.4 million in payments identified in the report and any subsequent payments made to the LOGCAP contractor. Additionally, the DoD OIG recommended developing and implementing procedures for reviewing vouchers before payment.
The DoD OIG will monitor the implementation of the recommendations.