Procurement: Small Business Suspension and Debarment by the Department of Defense.
Abstract
This report responds to your October 30, 1986, request for information regarding small businesses that have been suspended and debarred by the Department of Defense (DOD). Suspensions and debarments are used to protect the government against fraudulent and unethical contractors. You were concerned that small firms may not always be given adequate opportunity to present their cases and to demonstrate their "present responsibility" before being suspended, or to implement a program of "remedial actions" designed to eliminate the bases for the suspension or debarment action. Our overall assessment of federal suspension and debarment procedures was presented in our February 1987 report to the Chairman, House Committee on Government Operations, entitled Procurement: Suspen sion and Debarment Procedures (GAo/NSIAD-87-37BR). In that report, we noted that the current process, with some changes and clarifications, provides an effective tool for protecting the government against the risks associated with doing business with fraudulent, unethical, or nonperforming procurement contractors. We believe the current process maintains an appropriate balance between protecting the government's interests in its contractual relationships and providing contractors with due process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA344654
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office