U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Acquisition Management Branch, STOP 0567, 1400 & INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-0567

B -- OPERATONAL ANALYSIS SUPPORT OF ARKANSAS STATE OFFICE SOL FSA-R-0008-00DC DUE 032400 POC Verle Malik Personal services contract for operation analysis support of the Arkansas State Office. The support includes development and implementation of a corrective action plan that address issues identified during an on-going Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit and internal task force report of Jackson County operations. The contractor will monitor the corrections to the United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm records, specifically providing guidance on the reconstitution and payment limitation records. The contractor will work with the County Executive Director (CED) to develop corrective action plans, specific staff assignments and future monitoring plans. The contractor will work with the CED and State Executive Director (SED) to ensure all appropriate corrections are made. The contractor shall provide monthly reports on work performed and action taken, and may be tasked similar work for other FSA State Offices during the one year period of performance. It is proposed that this contract be awarded on a sole-source basis to Elnora C. Dooms-Boe of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Unique capabilities include extensive knowledge of FSA's county, state and national operations. Ms. Dooms-Boe has the unique experience of having been a CED in a Arkansas county, a regional supervisor for Arkansas and other southeastern state offices, and a supervisor of all field and state operations nationwide. Ms. Dooms-Boe has over 30 years experience with Arkansas agriculture, Arkansas farm producers, FSA farm programs (specifically reconstitutionsand payment limitations), FSA's farm record system, and FSA's workload system. Ms. Doom-Boe has the unique experience of creating, developing, and being personally involved in implementing the State Office Review Program. Ms. Dooms-Boe has many years of experience in writing corrective action plans for field offices. Ms. Dooms-Boe is uniquely experienced at the field and national level in the monitoring of the quality, accuracy and timeliness of FSA program delivery.***** Posted 02/08/00 (W-SN423067). (0039)

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