GSA’s Public Buildings Services lacks adequate guidance to determine compliance with a six percent fee limitation imposed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, GSA’s inspector general has found.
In order to determine if it is in compliance the PBS commissioner should implement clarifying guidance on applying the 6 percent fee limitation to A/E contracts, as well as develop and implement controls to ensure compliance with the fee limitation imposed by FAR, the IG said.
It also called on the commissioner to revise FAR forms to require the A/E’s estimator and the independent government estimator to identify and separate services included in and excluded from the fee limitation.
Management reportedly agreed with the audit finding and concurred with the recommendations.
