TAILIEUCHUNG - Procurement and Contracting Practices Office for Technology

We also noted that NOP officials need to address ongoing issues with California’s State Organic Program (SOP). The Act allows any State to apply to the Secretary to implement a program for regulating organic products produced and handled within that State. The State must have compliance, mediation, and appeal procedures that meet NOP regulations to become an SOP. When officials of the California Department of Food and Agriculture applied to have an approved SOP, they did not have the required compliance and enforcement procedures in place. NOP officials approved California’s program because they wanted to allow California the opportunity to. | New York State Office of the State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Division of State Government Accountability Procurement and Contracting Practices Office for Technology 2010-S-71 Executive Summary Purpose To determine whether the Office for Technology s OFT procurement and contracting practices resulted in the best value for taxpayers consistent with applicable legal regulatory and ethical requirements. The audit covers the period April 1 2008 through December 2 2011. Background OFT plays a highly significant strategic and technology procurement role in State government. The agency serves as one of the State s principal technology procurement entities responsible for what should be competitive and efficient procurement of some of the State s largest non-capital contracts. In October 2010 the State Comptroller rejected a contract submitted by OFT for staff augmentation valued at billion. The Comptroller cited flawed cost evaluation methodologies in the rejection and determined the value of the contract appeared to overstate IT consultant spending in the State. As a result the Comptroller ordered a full-scale independent audit of OFT s contracting and procurement practices be conducted by his Division of State Government Accountability. Key Findings This report provides details surrounding several major problems and potential ethics violations including how OFT wasted million in a contract with McAfee Deputy CIO Rico Singleton used his official position in apparent violation of the Public Officers Law Unfair bidding practices and inappropriate negotiations with vendors regarding contract terminations and Discretionary purchases exhibit disregard for requirements. Key Recommendations The Comptroller has referred Mr. Singleton s possible violations of the Public Officers Law to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. In addition OFT should take significant steps to change its organizational culture and control environment to ensure that proper contracting and .

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