小企业局将689家不合规8(a)企业移交总务管理局审计 涉欺诈可转司法部
华盛顿——美国小企业局（SBA）10月21日宣布，已将689家被移出其8(a)企业发展计划的企业移交美国总务管理局（GSA），对这些企业以往获得的政府合同进行全面审查。小企业局称，这批企业今年早些时候因不符合计划要求被移除，其中许多未达到该计划的「经济弱势」门槛，却占用了专为合格小企业预留的合同机会。
小企业局表示，总务管理局将仔细审查这批企业以往的政府合同，核查潜在的欺诈、不当行为与财务虚报，发现涉嫌违法的情况可移交美国司法部（DOJ）调查。
小企业局局长 Kelly Loeffler 说：「小企业局在过去21个月里一直在清理8(a)计划，清退那些滥用预留合同的企业——这些合同本是为真正经济弱势的小企业设计的。」她说，每一家被查出的企业，现在都要面对总务管理局对其拿到的纳税人资金合同的更深入审查。
总务管理局局长 Edward C. Forst 说：「操纵制度、欺诈纳税人、窃取合法小企业机会的人将被追责。我们会把涉嫌欺诈移交司法部，并追回欠纳税人的每一美元。」
小企业局称，部分被终止资格的企业未达到计划的经济弱势要求，原因包括净资产超过上限、调整后总收入超过上限或总资产超限；另一些企业拒绝配合该局的强制财务数据征集——该要求规定所有8(a)承包商须提交三年的财务文件供审查。这批企业目前被列为「非活跃」状态，不得参与8(a)计划，也不得通过该计划获得联邦合同。
总务管理局的审查将覆盖这689家企业在参与计划期间获得的合同，核查不当授标虚假陈述与「过手」安排等问题。小企业局表示，审查中发现的任何刑事不当行为、民事欺诈或财务违规证据，都将直接移交司法部进一步执法。
8(a)企业发展计划为期九年，小企业局通过该计划认证被认定为社会与经济弱势的小企业，为其提供咨询、培训与管理指导，并提供优先获取政府合同的机会。
SBA Refers 689 Noncompliant 8(a) Firms to GSA for Contract Audits; Suspected Fraud May Go to DOJ
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on October 21 that it has referred 689 firms removed from its 8(a) Business Development Program to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for a comprehensive review of their previous government contract awards. The SBA said the firms were removed earlier this year for failing to meet program requirements, including many that failed the program's "economic disadvantage" thresholds, yet took advantage of contracting opportunities set aside for eligible small businesses.
According to the SBA, the GSA will scrutinize the firms' past government contract awards for potential fraud, improprieties, and financial misrepresentation, and may refer any potential wrongdoing to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for investigation.
"SBA has spent the last 21 months cleaning up the 8(a) Program to clear out the firms that abused set-aside contracts designed to help legitimately economically disadvantaged small businesses," said SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler. "Every firm we identified will now face deeper scrutiny from GSA over the taxpayer-funded contracts they secured."
"Those who manipulate the system, defraud taxpayers, and steal opportunities from legitimate small businesses will be held accountable," said GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst. "We will refer suspected fraud to the Department of Justice and pursue every dollar owed to taxpayers."
The SBA said some of the terminated firms failed to meet the program's economic disadvantage requirements because they exceeded net worth limits, adjusted gross income caps, or total asset limits. Others refused to comply with the agency's mandatory financial data call, which requires all 8(a) contractors to provide three years of financial documents for review. The firms are currently classified as "inactive" and are barred from participating in or receiving federal contracts under the 8(a) Program.
The GSA review will examine the 689 firms' contract awards during their participation in the program for potential improper awards, false statements, and pass-through arrangements. The SBA said any evidence of criminal misconduct, civil fraud, or financial impropriety uncovered during the review will be referred directly to the DOJ for further enforcement action.
The 8(a) Business Development Program is a nine-year program through which the SBA certifies small businesses considered socially and economically disadvantaged, providing counseling, training, and preferential access to government contracting opportunities.
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图片来源：图：美国小企业局局长 Kelly Loeffler 官方肖像（2025年）。照片：美国小企业局（SBA），公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Official portrait of U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler, 2025. Photo: U.S. Small Business Administration, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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