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Check partners and subcontractors before you team or pay.
Government contractors must check partners and subcontractors for exclusions, debarment and integrity problems before teaming or paying them. A single excluded subcontractor can jeopardise an award. The checks are well defined but easy to miss when deadlines are tight.
InackGuard · New check · Contractor · business · sample subjects
SAMPLE SUBJECT
Kestrel Holdings Inc
Exclusion and debarment listsNo match
Registration statusActive
Owners screened1 possible
Litigation1 open case
Possible match on an owner and an open case. Review before award; the file is sealed as collected.
SAMPLE SUBJECT
Granite Civil Works
Exclusion and debarment listsNo match
Registration statusActive
Owners screenedNo match
LitigationNone found
Award file complete. Sources, dates, reviewer and policy version kept for the contracting officer.
SAMPLE SUBJECT
Corvid Federal Services
Exclusion and debarment listsMatch
Registration statusInactive
Owners screenedNo match
Litigation3 cases
Excluded contractor. Escalated with the evidence frozen; exportable and verifiable later.
Evidence kept, verifiable
Replay a decision if asked
1Check registration and exclusions
2Screen the owners
3Review litigation
4Keep the evidence
The challenge
Where it goes wrong, in the order it happens.
STAGE 1
Exclusion and debarment risk
Excluded parties cannot be paid with government funds.
STAGE 2
Unknown teaming partners
Small partners may have history you do not see.
STAGE 3
Award eligibility
Registration problems can stop a bid.
Reports that fit
What is expected of you
General expectations; your regulator and policy set the details.
Exclusion checks+
Check partners against exclusion and debarment lists.
Responsibility checks+
Look at integrity, litigation and performance history.
Records+
Keep evidence of checks for each award.
What good looks like
Every partner is checked before teaming
Registration and exclusions are checked together
Litigation history is reviewed for key partners
A record per award is ready for audit
Questions
Do you cover exclusions?+
Yes, in the federal contractor profile and vendor integrity check.
Can we check many subcontractors?+
Yes, by list or API.
Do you check litigation?+
The litigation history report covers federal court cases.
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