When contract auditors questions a particular cost in a contractor proposal or claim they are just doing their jobs. It happens day in and day out, all across the country. Auditors report their findings to contracting officers, contracting officers agree (usually) and the Government doesn’t pay the expense. The Government conservatively estimates that it recovers $5.70 for every dollar it spends on contract auditing.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Unallowable Litigation Costs
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
