From Nextgov.com: Navy awards nearly $500 million in task orders without competition
Acquisition staff also didn’t always specify how a contractor's performance would be measured as required by procurement rules , report says.
The Navy awarded nearly $500 million in engineering contracts without adequate competition, and the service did not ensure that the majority of the pacts met performance-based and quality assurance standards, according to a report released by the Defense Department's inspector general on Monday.