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Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Should Further Limit Use of Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contracts

Report #08-P-0093February 26, 2008

What Was Found

While EPA has paid contractors nearly $16 million in award fees over the past 10 years on the nine contracts reviewed, it has no assurance that the use of CPAF contracts facilitates a higher level of performance than other types of contracts.

Report Materials

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