Food Service Contracts at DoD Dining Facilities

Download or read book Food Service Contracts at DoD Dining Facilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We conducted the audit in response to allegations referred by the Inspector General, Department of Education, and concerns expressed by the Army regarding food service contracts that were awarded under the Randolph-Sheppard and National Industries for the Severely Handicapped Programs. The programs support blind and disabled individuals. The allegations stated that DoD did not pay fair and reasonable prices for food service contracts at DoD dining facilities, and that DoD improperly used funds appropriated for DoD dining facilities to fund nonappropriated activities. The allegations also stated that DoD did not comply with Randolph- Sheppard Act (the Act) requirements that give priority to blind managers when awarding food services contracts at DoD dining facilities. The Army expressed concern that the price of contracts awarded under the Randolph-Sheppard Program was excessive. For FY 1997, food service contracts awarded under the two programs at Army and Air Force dining facilities totaled $38.2 million. Audit Objectives. The audit objectives were to determine whether DoD paid fair and reasonable prices for food service contracts at DoD dining facilities, and whether DoD appropriately used funds provided for food service contracts. The audit focused on food service contracts that DoD awarded under the Randolph-Sheppard and National Industries for the Severely Handicapped Programs. We reviewed applicable laws and regulations to determine if a Randolph-Sheppard priority existed for food service contracts at DoD dining facilities. We also reviewed the management control program as it applied to the audit objectives.