QUESTION $5$

It is $14$ September $2023,$ and TJAGLCS still has $$4000$ in FY $2023$ Operations and Maintenance, Army $($OMA$)$ appropriations that it "needs" to spend. At a recent union meeting, several employees complained about the taste of the water coming out of several water fountains. However, there are no indications the water is unhealthy or unsafe. The TJAGLCS supply officer proposes using OMA to purchase bottled water for the employees as substitutes for the water fountains. By calling local vendors, he determines $$3600$ is enough money to pay for one year of bottled water delivery service $(2$ pallets of bottled water each month$).$ He wants the bottled water delivery services to commence tomorrow, $15$ September $2023,$ and to last through $14$ September $2024$ What do you tell him?

$$ The use of FY $2023$ Operations and Maintenance, Army is proper to buy this bottled water delivery service under $10$ U S C$.$ $$3133$

The use of FY $2023$ Operations and Maintenance, Army is only proper to cover the time period running $15$ September $2023,$ to $30$ September $2023.$ TJAGLCS must fund the period running from $1$ October $2023,$ to $14$ September $2024,$ with the FY $2024$ Operations and Maintenanye, Army appropriation.

Since most of the contract period is in FY $2023,$ this is clearly a bona fide need of FY $2024$ TJAGLCS must use the FY $2024$ Operations and Maintenance, Army appropriation to fund the entire contractual period.

$$ TJAGLCS may not use Operations and Maintenance, Army funds to purchase bottled water under these facts