American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Projects -- Repairs to the Reserve Training Center and Construction of a Vehicle Maintenance Facility at Wilmington, Delaware, Met Recovery Act Goals

The Department of Defense Inspector General's (DoD IG) overall objective was to evaluate DoD's implementation of Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, (Recovery Act), February 17, 2009. Specifically, the DoD IG determined whether Navy and Marine Corps personnel adequately planned, funded, executed, tracked, and reported Projects RM146-09 and RM145-09 for repairs to the Navy Operational Support Center/Marine Corps Reserve Center (NOSC/MCRC) and the construction of a Vehicle Maintenance Facility at Wilmington, Delaware, to ensure the appropriate use of Recovery Act funds. Project RM146-09 consists of installation of a new sprinkler system, removal and replacement of interior building components and exterior windows, and reconfiguration of interior walls to comply with accessibility requirements. Project RM145-09 will construct a new VMF. The DoD IG determined that Projects RM146-09 and RM145-09 were justified and met the Recovery Act goals regarding accountability and transparency. Navy and Marine Corps personnel planned, funded, executed, and had procedures in place to track and report the projects as required by the Recovery Act and implementation guidance. Although project planning documentation did not contain a complete economic analysis and the contract initially omitted a required Federal Acquisition Regulation clause, after the IG identified these issues, Navy personnel subsequently developed a complete economic analysis and issued a contract modification to include the clause. This report contains no recommendations. The Deputy Assistant Operations Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department, had no comments on the discussion draft report and agreed with the IG's results and conclusions. The DoD IG does not require any formal comments.