An Inspector General report says the Biden administration’s HHS agency bypassed federal procurement rules and paid far above estimates on a $529M sole-source contract.
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EXCLUSIVE:Anewinspectorgeneral’sreportreleasedThursdaymorningaccusestheformerBidenadministrationofbypassingfederalruleswhenissuingamorethanhalf-a-billiondollar“solesourcecontract”toanonprofitledbyaformerBidenofficialtodealwiththeunaccompaniedminorcrisisin2021.
TheAdministrationofChildrenandFamilies(ACF),whichisunderHHSandmanagesunaccompaniedminors,awarded$529millionforaone-yearcontractinMarch2021toanonprofitcalledFamilyEndeavorsInc.tohelpestablishandmanageanewemergencyintakesiteinTexas(EIS)with2,000extrabeds.However,accordingtotheOIG’snewreport,Biden’sACFfailedtofollowfederalprocurementrequirementsforfullandopencompetitionduetotheirown“insufficientplanning,”ratherthantheCOVID-inducedemergencytheBidenadministrationcited.
Furthermore,theinspectorgeneral’sreportfoundthatthecontractpric
