OIG: Army Needs to Improve Processes for Single-Award IDIQ Contracts

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General found that Army justified the seven single-award IDIQ contracts it reviewed, and issued 20 task orders consistent with the scope of the associated contracts.  However, one contracting officer did not support one contract with a required  Determination & Findings document because officials wrongly believed the Justification and Approval document, which was signed by the senior procurement executive, was sufficient.  The J&A document contained some of the content required for a D&F document, such as the name of the contracting activity, the description of action, and the description of supplies and services.  However, the contracting officer did not cite the specific rationale in the J&A document that was essential to support the D&F exception.