Follow up on recipients whose SAM.gov registration lapsed soon after a large award.
The dataset shows 31 recipients whose SAM.gov registration expired within a year of their latest VA award action and was not renewed at least 90 days later ($453M in net obligations). Lapses after contract completion are routine; lapses during performance deserve a check. The recommendation is grounded in 31 pattern-detector matches across the VA award data. Each cited match links back to specific source records, so every dollar in the headline can be re-added from them. Dollars are obligations on the cited records, not estimated losses.
Net obligations involved is the sum of the cited matches' obligations (commitments recorded on USAspending.gov). It is the scale of the records to review, not an estimate of loss, improper payment or recoverable money; totals across recommendations can overlap.
Risk overview
Eligibility, exclusion and registration requirements (38 U.S.C. 8127, FAR 9.405, FAR 4.1102) apply at award; an unexplained gap is a question for the contract file, and any resulting improper payment would be reportable under the Payment Integrity Information Act.
The later a gap is found, the harder it is to remedy through options, terminations or recoveries.
Awards to ineligible or excluded parties in veteran programs draw sustained oversight attention.
Justification & audit trail
31 cited matches · $453M in net obligations involved
The dataset shows 31 recipients whose SAM.gov registration expired within a year of their latest VA award action and was not renewed at least 90 days later ($453M in net obligations). Lapses after contract completion are routine; lapses during performance deserve a check. The recommendation is grounded in 31 pattern-detector matches across the VA award data. Each cited match links back to specific source records, so every dollar in the headline can be re-added from them. Dollars are obligations on the cited records, not estimated losses.
- net_obligations$3.1Msource: app.award_current
- lapse_kindexpiredsource: sam.entity
- net_obligations$2.0Msource: app.award_current
- lapse_kindexpiredsource: sam.entity
- net_obligations$10.1Msource: app.award_current
- lapse_kindexpiredsource: sam.entity
| Source | Row | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| app.award_current | U14LGBNM6FA9 | net_obligations | 3,071,510 |
| sam.entity | U14LGBNM6FA9 | lapse_kind | expired |
| app.award_current | ND1EAWFZXHM1 | net_obligations | 2,040,646 |
| sam.entity | ND1EAWFZXHM1 | lapse_kind | expired |
| app.award_current | KYMLXX7JWSG7 | net_obligations | 10,141,349 |
| sam.entity | KYMLXX7JWSG7 | lapse_kind | expired |
| app.award_current | KBX4JN447NZ8 | net_obligations | 13,835,962 |
| sam.entity | KBX4JN447NZ8 | lapse_kind | expired |
| app.award_current | GXNLVKVDK5T3 | net_obligations | 1,740,449 |
| sam.entity | GXNLVKVDK5T3 | lapse_kind | expired |
Timeline & dependencies
- D+14Audit committee briefed
- D+45Evidence pack assembled
- D+90Decision recorded
Calibrated next steps
- 01Confirm performance status and any successor entity (novation) for each recipient.