IBM Runs Afoul Of The Fed
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“The Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) includes information regarding entities debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, excluded or disqualified under the nonprocurement common rule, or otherwise declared ineligible from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain Federal assistance and benefits. This information may include names, addresses, DUNS numbers, Social Security Numbers, Employer Identification Numbers or other Taxpayer Identification Numbers, if available and deemed appropriate and permissible to publish by the agency taking the action. Please be aware that although GSA operates this system, individual agencies are responsible for the timely reporting, maintenance, and accuracy of their data.”
Declan McCullagh tells us;
“IBM has been indefinitely barred from entering into new contracts with the U.S. federal government.
The General Services Administration’s Web site shows that IBM was added to a database of “excluded” contractors and subcontractors on March 27 by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under reciprocity rules, other agencies honor the exclusion.”
Therefore, in a case of “what have you done for me lately,” IBM responds rhetorically;
“IBM has served the Federal agency community for many decades as a vendor in good standing and is committed to the highest standards of business ethics. IBM provides training on its Business Conduct Guidelines to all employees, with specialized training to those employees working on matters with the Federal government, to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal requirements.”
While the GSA says: “IBM was listed ‘based on an indictment or other adequate evidence (a) to suspect the commission of an offense that is a cause for debarment or (b) that other causes for debarment under the agency regulations may exist.’”
Ah - they didn’t need that $1.43 Billion/year business anyways…
[Update: April 04, 2008 - ]
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