Back in 2010, the White House noted in a memorandum to Executive Agencies that Government contracts were being awarded to “thousands of companies” with serious tax delinquencies. The total amount of unpaid taxes owed by these companies was estimated to be more than $5 billion at the time.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Screening Contractors with Unpaid Federal Tax Liabilities
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’