An IG report has raised questions about how the Air Force prepares performance assessment reports, which are designed to provide source selection officials with information on contractor past performance.
Auditors evaluated 48 PARs with a contract value of $2.4 billion at four commands, concluding that seven of them were not finished within the 120-day required timeframe, and that 37 were issued “without sufficient written narratives to justify the ratings given or without sufficient descriptions of the contract purpose.”
“As a result, federal government source selection officials did not have access to timely, accurate, and complete contractor performance assessment information needed to make informed decisions related to contract awards or other acquisition matters,” it said.
Reasons included that command-specific procedures did not consistently ensure timeliness or did not address timeliness; assessors did not understand PAR rating definitions or evaluation factors; assessors did not take, or properly implement, training; and Air Force officials did not consistently perform adequate reviews of the written narrative.
