ANSWER:
THERE MAY BE, FOR INSTANCE, DELIBERATE COLLUSION BETWEEN THE
GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND THE CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL, RESULTING
IN SPECIFICATIONS THAT ARE DELIBERATELY WRITTEN IN AN AMBIGUOUS
MANNER, THEREBY ENABLING THE CONTRACTOR TO CLAIM MORE MONEY FOR
DOING LESS. OTHER FRAUD INDICATORS ARE DEFINING STATEMENTS OF
WORK AND SPECIFICATIONS "TO FIT THE PRODUCTS OR CAPABILITIES OF
SINGLE CONTRACTOR," ADVANCE OR SELECTIVE RELEASE BY GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL "OF INFORMATION CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS AND PENDING
PURCHASES." HERE, THE RELEASE IS MADE "ONLY TO PREFERRED
CONTRACTORS," DEPRIVING THE SYSTEM OF THE REQUISITE DEGREE OF FAIR
AND OPEN COMPETITION. ANOTHER FRAUD INDICATOR IS THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATIONS, AND DESIGNING SPECIFICATION "TO
EXCLUDE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS OR THEIR PRODUCTS"
(PARAGRAPH 1-3(b)).
QUESTION:
WHAT ARE FRAUD INDICATORS IN THE PRESOLICITATION PHASE?
ANSWER:
UNNECESSARY SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION, FALSIFIED STATEMENTS TO
JUSTIFY SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENTS, RESTRICTIONS ON COMPETITION,
AND THE PROVISION OF ADVANCE INFORMATION "TO CONTRACTORS OR THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES ON A PREFERENTIAL BASIS" (PARAGRAPH 1-4).
QUESTION:
WHAT ARE THE INDICATORS IN THE SOLICITATION PHASE?
ANSWER:
"LIMITING TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS SO ONLY THOSE WITH ADVANCE-
INFORMATION HAVE AN ADEQUATE TIME TO PREPARE BIDS OR PROPOSALS"
AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT "TO EXCLUDE OR HAMPER ANY
QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR." ANOTHER IS REVEALING ANY INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PROCUREMENT "TO ONE CONTRACTOR WHICH IS NOT REVEALED TO ALL"
(PARAGRAPH 1-5).
QUESTION:
WHAT ARE THE INDICATORS IN THE SUBMISSION OF BIDS STAGE?
ANSWER:
FRAUD MAY BE INDICATED BY SUCH THINGS AS COLLUSION AND BID RIGGING,
AND VARIOUS TYPES OF FALSE DOCUMENTATION WHICH IS FURNISHED BY
THE CONTRACTOR; I.E., FALSE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
CERTIFICATION,
FALSE
BUY-AMERICAN
ACT
CERTIFICATION,
ETC.
(PARAGRAPH 1-6).
IN THIS, AS IN THE OTHER AREAS INVOLVED IN
CONTRACTING, COORDINATION WITH THE CONTRACTING OFFICE AND JAG IS
VERY IMPORTANT.
QUESTION:
WHAT ARE INDICATORS OF FRAUD IN THE EVALUATION OF BIDS AND
PROPOSALS STAGE?
ANSWER:
THE EXERCISE OF FAVORITISM TOWARD ANY CONTRACTOR, BIASED
EVALUATION CRITERIA, UNAUTHORIZED RELEASES OF INFORMATION,
IMPROPER DISQUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTORS, AND ACCEPTING
NONRESPONSIBLE, NONRESPONSIVE BIDS (PARAGRAPH 1-7).
QUESTION:
WHAT ARE INDICATORS AT THE AWARD STAGE?
ANSWER:
THE AWARD STAGE MAY REVEAL FRAUD IN SUCH FORMS AS THE
DISQUALIFICATION OF AN APPARENTLY QUALIFIED BIDDER, AND THE AWARD
TO
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