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41 C.F.R. § 102-118.410   Can GSA suspend my agency's prepayment audit program?

Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management

Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 102–118—TRANSPORTATION PAYMENT AND AUDIT
Subpart D—Prepayment Audits of Transportation Services
Suspension of Agency Prepayment Audit Programs

§ 102-118.410   Can GSA suspend my agency's prepayment audit program?

(a) Yes, the Director of the GSA Audit Division may suspend your agency's prepayment audit program based on his or her determination of a systematic or frequent failure of the program to:

(1) Conduct an accurate prepayment audit of your agency's transportation bills;

(2) Abide by the terms of the Prompt Payment Act;

(3) Adjudicate TSP claims disputing prepayment audit positions of the agency regularly within 30 days of receipt;

(4) Follow Comptroller General decisions, GSA Board of Contract Appeals decisions, the Federal Management Regulation and GSA instructions or precedents about substantive and procedure matters; and/or

(5) Provide information and data or to cooperate with on-site inspections necessary to conduct a quality assurance review.

(b) A systematic or a multitude of individual failures will result in suspension. A suspension of an agency's prepayment audit program may be in whole or in part for failure to conduct proper prepayment audits.