Question
Has anybody had issues with awards
orders in IPPS-A the actual award is wrong. I just had 2 today, put in
for MSM’s, downgraded to ARCOM’s and when final approval went through,
and I printed the orders it still says recommended award MSM, and actual
award is MSM which isn’t correct.
Answer 1
Can you check the following:
1. What does the processed award PAR states in the “APPROVED AWARD” section? (see sample below)
2. In the approval chain, did the “inserted approver’ approved “Downgrade ARCOM”? (see sample below)
Answer 2
This is actually a super common issue. In my experience, some
Commanders (and admin personnel) are not paying enough attention to
detail on the IPPSA awards. I’ve seen a CPT approve (erroneously) an
ARCOM.
While one
Commander may recommend a downgrade, it is up to the final approver to
make that determination. If the final approver actually meant to
downgrade the award (but it was approved at the higher level), it would
have to be revoked and resubmitted (I think, if I’m wrong please educate
me). I’ve seen multiple iterations of the same award go through this
process. If an admin professional is able to sit with the Commander to
assist with any questions/concerns, that might be the best way to
resolve until the Commander is more familiar.
