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AmeriCorps Issued a Debt Collection Notice and Revised Policy After Issues Were Identified with a Contractor’s Invoices

Date Issued
Report Number
CaseID2018-004
Report Type
Investigation
Description
The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations that a contractor submitted invoices under its Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with AmeriCorps that included unallowable and/or unsupported costs. AmeriCorps OIG’s investigation foundevidence that the contractor billed AmeriCorps $167,714.42 in unallowable charges in violation of acquisition regulations and policies, including, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 31.201-2(d) Determining allowability, FAR 5.503(c) Proof of advertising, and AmeriCorps Acquisition Policy5.1304(c) Invoice Certification, and the contractor lacked supporting documentation required by the BPA. In addition, the investigation found that the contractor both overbilled and underbilled AmeriCorps, the net of which favored the contractor.
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
Agency Wide
Yes
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

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