The Leakage Report
Federal contracts awarded during active exclusion periods
On the currently ingested set, 112 distinct prime award(s) totalling $1,601,819 were signed during an active exclusion window for the same confirmed recipient, across 21 entities. Each is stated as two dated facts and is reproducible from the SQL below.
At a glance
This study reflects the awards and exclusions currently ingested — a bounded, partial set, not the full federal corpus. On the current set, 112 distinct prime award(s) totalling $1,601,819.41 were signed during an active exclusion window for the same confirmed recipient. Coverage expands as more of the confirmed-excluded recipient set is backfilled.
What a full backfill would add: Running the daily SAM exclusion snapshot plus the targeted USASpending award history for the confirmed-excluded recipient set (npm run seed:procurement:awards-for-excluded) lets the join surface every prime contract signed while its recipient held an active federal exclusion. A full historical backfill across all confirmed-UEI exclusions and the DATA-Act award corpus (FY2008 onward) is what turns the zero-coverage draft into the headline study.
By awarding agency
| Awarding agency | Awards | Obligated | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 36 | $1,231,667 | 39 |
| Department of Agriculture | 21 | $210,208 | 21 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 48 | $100,126 | 48 |
| Department of State | 1 | $16,250 | 1 |
| Department of the Treasury | 1 | $16,178 | 1 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $12,232 | 1 |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $9,645 | 1 |
| Department of the Interior | 3 | $5,513 | 3 |
By exclusion type
| Exclusion type | Awards | Obligated | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition/Restriction | 91 | $1,126,054 | 91 |
| Ineligible (Proceedings Pending) | 7 | $225,625 | 7 |
| Ineligible (Proceedings Complete) | 4 | $112,203 | 4 |
| Ineligible (Proceedings Completed) | 8 | $79,992 | 11 |
| Voluntary Exclusion | 2 | $57,946 | 2 |
By award-signed year
| Year signed | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $274,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | $225,998 |
| 2025 | 9 | $141,803 |
| 2012 | 7 | $138,900 |
| 2013 | 4 | $132,672 |
| 2024 | 4 | $128,491 |
| 2016 | 3 | $122,474 |
| 2007 | 2 | $69,292 |
| 2014 | 8 | $68,149 |
| 2019 | 3 | $61,416 |
| 2010 | 1 | $60,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | $48,993 |
| 2008 | 47 | $42,941 |
| 2009 | 4 | $26,921 |
| 2011 | 5 | $26,591 |
| 2022 | 1 | $16,250 |
| 2026 | 2 | $16,178 |
| 2017 | 1 | $0 |
Entities
| Entity | UEI / CAGE | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONUS ENVIRONMENTAL LLC | MF2EK7DVX8K3 | 14 | $781,825 |
| MFA INCORPORATED | TJANTA2CN9T5 | 21 | $133,647 |
| W. P. MAHON, INC. | X2SYT2X38N91 | 4 | $111,772 |
| KIT CONTRACTING LLC | FWFKEFLA33J1 | 2 | $87,285 |
| CFP GROUP, INC., THE | JS4MKELAQMH6 | 1 | $80,874 |
| TRI-STATE PLATING & POLISHING, INC | FKW1BJJCCTH3 | 1 | $69,222 |
| ACTON RENTAL & SALES COMPANY | GRE2JG1EDDN9 | 2 | $67,450 |
| A & S SKILL MACHINISTS, INC. | DLDBNGNA7CB6 | 2 | $57,946 |
| TARGET CORPORATION | W37AA8ZG6TN8 | 46 | $32,335 |
| DUBAI ENTERPRISES COMPANY | JECQDHMDCNM8 | 1 | $25,242 |
| BELLA MIA DONNA LLC | N2EDPB1SMN55 | 2 | $24,918 |
| JS SDVO, LLC | R8TJQ9KKLJJ7 | 1 | $21,874 |
| PRESCIENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | V6QDML49NW17 | 2 | $19,097 |
| DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES MANUFACTURING LLC | F7TPLEDAU2V8 | 1 | $16,800 |
| MA65JMMALKU5 | MA65JMMALKU5 | 1 | $16,250 |
| KING ROX LLC | DMPSJZMG62L1 | 1 | $16,178 |
| ANDERSON COURT REPORTING, LLC | D842MD8K3KT5 | 1 | $12,232 |
| TAMMANY HOLDING CORPORATION | ENDKDHKKEQH1 | 1 | $9,645 |
| NH ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC | MJ8SPL11N3Q3 | 1 | $9,130 |
| ROBERTS CHEMICAL CO INC | QCNSBL3VBJT4 | 4 | $6,551 |
| CLEM DIRECT RETAIL LLC | FZHNUCVNZPK4 | 3 | $1,547 |
Methodology
An award is reported as leakage if and only if its signed (action) date falls inside an exclusion's active window for the same confirmed entity: activation_date ≤ action_date AND (termination_date IS NULL OR termination_date > action_date). The join is on a confirmed exact key only — the recipient's UEI, or its CAGE for CAGE-keyed exclusion rows. Held / name-only / unmatched exclusions, and exclusions with no published activation date, never produce a finding.
Status is reproducible as of any past date: only the bitemporally-current version of each row participates (valid_to IS NULL), and substituting a valid-time predicate reproduces the picture as it stood on an earlier day. The computation is implemented as a pure, unit-tested function (src/lib/procurement/leakage.ts) that the published SQL mirrors exactly.
Reproduce it
Re-derive every figure on this page from the published artifacts:
- Reproducible SQL — the exact join, with expected-result comments.
- Download CSV · Download JSON — the computed findings snapshot.
Limitations
- Coverage is bounded to the awards and exclusions currently ingested — not the full federal corpus.
- USASpending's keyless recipient search keys on UEI; confirmed-CAGE-only exclusions without a UEI are not reachable by that path and are reported as out-of-reach coverage.
- Exclusion and award records change over time; this page reflects the committed snapshot date and is not a live read.
- A co-occurrence of dated facts is not a determination of wrongdoing. Some awards signed during an exclusion window are lawful (e.g. pre-existing obligations or specific waivers); confirm each case at the source.
Sources
Federal public records (US Government Works). The exclusion spine is SAM.gov; award history is USASpending.gov (DATA Act public domain, preferred for pre-2022 fields to avoid the D&B/DUNS redistribution bar).
Source: SAM.gov exclusion extract, pulled 2026-06-18. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Source: USASpending.gov award record, pulled 2026-06-17.
Frequently asked questions
What does “awarded during an active exclusion” mean here?
It is a statement of two dated facts: a federal prime award has a signed (action) date, and the recipient had a SAM.gov exclusion whose active window — from its activation date until its termination date — contained that signed date. It is not a finding of fraud, illegality, or wrongdoing, and Fonteum assigns no score.
How is an award matched to an exclusion?
Only on a confirmed exact key: the recipient's Unique Entity ID (UEI) or CAGE code. Name-only or unconfirmed matches are held and never asserted against an entity. An exclusion with no published activation date is treated as indeterminate and never reported as active.
Is this the complete federal picture?
This study reflects the awards and exclusions currently ingested — a bounded, partial set, not the full federal corpus. On the current set, 112 distinct prime award(s) totalling $1,601,819.41 were signed during an active exclusion window for the same confirmed recipient. Coverage expands as more of the confirmed-excluded recipient set is backfilled.
How can I reproduce these numbers?
Every figure is re-derivable in Postgres from the published SQL (linked on this page) against the procurement_awards and procurement_exclusion_links tables. The same computation is implemented as a pure, unit-tested function in the open methodology.
How do I confirm a specific entity's current status?
Each record links to the entity on SAM.gov, the system of record. Exclusion and registration status can change; always confirm the current state at sam.gov before acting on any record.