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Michael Roark: Is the Army consistent in measuring past performance on contracts?

Vendor past performance is a big factor in awarding federal contracts. Or it should be. It's a smart practice and at the Defense Department, it's also a require...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

August 18, 2016 12:30 pm

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Michael Roark, assistant IG for contract management and payments, DoD

Vendor past performance is a big factor in awarding federal contracts. Or it should be. It's a smart practice and at the Defense Department, it's also a requirement. That's why the DoD inspector general looked at 56 Army contracts awarded by five Army contracting shops to see whether the Army was consistent in evaluating past performance. Michael Roark, DoD's assistant inspector general for contract management and payments, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the results.