# Audit of GSA’s Response to COVID-19: PBS Faces Challenges to Meet the Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Standard in GSA-Owned Buildings
> **Audit** by General Services Administration OIG · 2023-06-05
> *About: General Services Administration*
## Report
- **Title:** Audit of GSA’s Response to COVID-19: PBS Faces Challenges to Meet the Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Standard in GSA-Owned Buildings
- **Submitting OIG:** General Services Administration OIG
- **Component agency:** General Services Administration
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2023-06-05

## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): We recommend that the PBS Commissioner complete a comprehensive assessment to determine whether GSA-owned building air handlers meet the ASHRAE ventilation standard’s minimum outdoor air requirements and develop a comprehensive plan to address…
- **Rec 2** (Closed): We recommend that the PBS Commissioner create and implement a plan to notify building occupants whenever deficiencies and hazards associated with outdoor air requirements are identified.
- **Rec 3** (Closed): We recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure that all PBS staff with ventilation system responsibilities, including contracting officer’s representatives, contracting officers, project managers, and building managers, are trained on the requirements…
- **Rec 4** (Closed): We recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure operations and maintenance contracts define requirements for regular testing, adjusting, and balancing of air handlers.
- **Rec 5** (Closed): We recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure that GSA’s Guidance for COVID-19 HVAC Operations adheres to CDC COVID-19 guidance for improved building ventilation.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/audit-gsas-response-covid-19-pbs-faces-challenges-meet-ventilation-and-acceptable)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*