United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-10-06 monographic deposited born digital 31 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-40 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40 P0b002ee1803a5d80 f:d0740 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40 GAO-07-40 Competition Competitive procurement Construction contracts Contract administration Data collection Documentation Federal procurement Federal regulations Reporting requirements Task orders Iraq Other Written Product A61926 Since 2003, Congress has appropriated more than $20 billion through the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) to support Iraq rebuilding efforts. The majority of these efforts are being carried out through contracts awarded by the Departments of Defense (DOD) and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). When awarding IRRF-funded contracts for $5 million or more noncompetitively, agencies are required by statute to provide notification and justification to Congress. In June 2004, GAO found that agencies generally complied with laws and regulations governing competition to award new contracts, but did not always comply with competition requirements when issuing task orders under existing contracts. As mandated by Congress, this report (1) describes the extent of competition in Iraq reconstruction contracts awarded by DOD, USAID, and State since October 1, 2003, based on available data, and (2) assesses whether these agencies followed applicable documentation and congressional notification requirements regarding competition for 51 judgmentally selected Iraq reconstruction contract actions. In written comments, State and USAID concurred with the report findings. DOD provided a technical comment. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40.pdf GAO-07-40 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-40 Other Written Product GAO-07-40; Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Competition for Iraq Reconstruction Contracts; Competition Competitive procurement Construction contracts Contract administration Data collection Documentation Federal procurement Federal regulations Reporting requirements Task orders Iraq Volume 116 Page 1062 116 Stat. 1062 Public Law 107-107 Public Law 107-217 Public Law 108-11 Public Law 108-106