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GTSI Corporation

SBA Suspension

Date: 10/01/2010 (Date of Suspension)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: SBA

Contracting Party: Homeland Security

Court Type: N/A

Amount: $0

Disposition: Suspend/Debar - Company

Synopsis: In October 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) notified GTSI Corporation that it was suspending the company from any future federal contracts based on “adequate evidence indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously or directly affects the present responsibility of a government contractor.” Specifically, SBA alleges “There is evidence that GTSI's prime contractors had little to no involvement in the performance of [Department of Homeland Security] contracts, in direct contravention of all applicable laws and regulations regarding the award of small business contracts. The evidence shows that GTSI was an active participant in a scheme that resulted in contracts set-aside for small businesses being awarded to ineligible contractors, and with contracts not being performed in accordance with applicable law, regulations and contract terms.” SBA lifted the suspension 18 days later after GTSI agreed to implement various business ethics reforms, restrict its activities vis-à-vis the small business contracting program, and fire two of its top executives.