A/RES/59/288 5. Requests the Secretary-General, in view of the limited number of site visits by aviation experts to operational bases of air carriers, to ensure that experts are able to conduct the necessary technical assessment of vendors; Notes with concern that occurrences attributed to specific vendors were 6. not included in the vendor performance reports, and requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to ensure that such occurrences are reflected in the appropriate vendor performance reports; Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Department of 7. Peacekeeping Operations communicates the information on vendor performance to all aviation offices involved and the Procurement Service. C. Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the functioning of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts 1. Takes note of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the functioning of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts;4 2. Requests the Secretary-General to review without delay options to better safeguard the independence of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts, including the option identified in recommendation 1 of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services; 5 3. Also requests the Secretary-General to examine the appropriateness of the current threshold for the review of procurement cases by the Headquarters Committee on Contracts with a view to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the functioning of the Committee, taking into account the development of the delegation of authority to the field offices as described in paragraph 11 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 and to report on action taken to the General Assembly in the context of the next report of the Secretary-General on procurement reform. 91st plenary meeting 13 April 2005 _______________ 5 4 Ibid., para. 29.