# Evaluation of SBA’s Disaster Assistance Loan Recommendation Services
> **Inspection / Evaluation** by Small Business Administration OIG · 2022-04-14
> *About: Small Business Administration*
## Report
- **Title:** Evaluation of SBA’s Disaster Assistance Loan Recommendation Services
- **Submitting OIG:** Small Business Administration OIG
- **Component agency:** Small Business Administration
- **Type:** Inspection / Evaluation
- **Publication date:** 2022-04-14

## Summary

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) procedures to award a contract for data analysis and loan recommendation services for Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications and Targeted EIDL Advance applications related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.To increase loan processing capabilities and quickly disburse loans during the pandemic, SBA used an existing contract awarded to RER Solutions and its subcontractor Rocket Loans set aside for small businesses.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): Implement procedures to ensure contracting officers use effective proposal analysis techniques to determine prices are fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 15.404
- **Rec 2** (Closed): Implement procedures to require contracting officers to assess compliance with size requirements when small businesses propose using subcontractors to perform significant work requirements.
- **Rec 3** (Closed): Request a formal size determination in accordance with FAR 19.302 to evaluatewhether the loan processing contractor exceeded the size standard and remedy any violation in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 645(d).
- **Rec 4** (Closed): Implement procedures to assess prospective firms’ ability to comply withsubcontracting limitations prior to contract award.
- **Rec 5** (Closed): Implement procedures to monitor post-award compliance with subcontracting limitations.
- **Rec 6** (Closed): Before exercising options or awarding additional task orders against the contract, assess alternative contracting actions, such as pursuing another contract using competitive procedures to ensure fair and reasonable prices. SBA should then document…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/evaluation-sbas-disaster-assistance-loan-recommendation-services)
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