Prime contractors are responsible for oversight of their subcontracts. That is a well grounded and established principle of Government contracting. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) dedicate a significant number of resources to ensuring the propriety of subcontract costs passed along to the Government through prime contractor billings. These include pre-award policies and procedures involving purchasing systems and consent to subcontract requests all the way to incurred cost audit procedures.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: GAO Criticizes DOE for Subcontractor Oversight Practices
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’
