American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Projects - Air Force Research Laboratory Projects Need Improvement

摘要

We reviewed the planning, funding, and initial execution of 10 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Near Term Energy-Efficient Technologies (NTEET) program research and development projects, valued at $38.9 million, out of all Air Force NTEET research and development projects, valued at $72.9 million. Specifically, we determined whether contracting efforts complied with Public Law 111-5, 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,' February 17, 2009, (Recovery Act) requirements, Office of Management and Budget guidance, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and DoD implementing guidance including the DoD NTEET Program Plan of May 15, 2009. What We Found The Air Force properly justified and adequately planned and funded 9 of 10 NTEET projects. In addition, AFRL used modifications and task orders to previously awarded competitive costreimbursement contracts and cooperative agreements to award contract actions for the projects. As of March 31, 2010, AFRL awarded 24 contract actions, valued at $34.8 million, and 2 cooperative agreement actions, valued at $972,000. However, the Air Force could have improved NTEET project contracting and transparency.