SBA Promotes Federal Contracting Transparency With Release of Top 100 Report

SBA Promotes Federal Contracting Transparency With Release of Top 100 Report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is continuing to increase transparency and accountability in small business contracting with the release of the "Top 100 Small Business Government Contractors" report. The report lists the 100 small businesses that received the most federal procurement dollars in 2006, and reinforces a series of recent administration initiatives to improve small business access to federal contracts.

"Releasing this list is part of SBA's on-going effort to increase the transparency, accuracy, and integrity of government small business contracting data," said SBA Administrator Steve Preston. "It also ensures that federal contracts get into the hands of small businesses and that federal agencies receive credit towards their small business contracting goals."

The Top 100 small businesses received approximately $12 billion in FY 2006, about one-sixth of all federal small business contract dollars paid that year.

The Top 100 report reinforces the importance of the administration's recent initiative to ensure federal agencies only get credit for contracts awarded to legitimate small businesses. The 14 month 'scrub' of 11 million contract actions in FY 2005 and 2006 was completed in June 2007. The review removed $4.6 billion in incorrectly coded contracts from the small business procurement database. Federal agencies will have to make up the difference by awarding new contracts to small businesses in order to meet their contracting targets.

Four of the Top 100 firms were affected by miscodings. Three of them were incorrectly identified as "other than small," even though the companies are legitimate small businesses. One company was miscoded as a small business in 2006, even though it was not small.

Recent federal government regulatory changes have significantly increased small business contracting opportunities. Prior to 2007, once a small business contract was awarded, it counted towards a federal agency's contracting goals for the life of the contract - as much as 20 years - even if the firm was acquired by a major corporation. Under the new rules, contracts stop counting towards small business goals once a firm is acquired. Small businesses that grow larger on their own can continue to be counted as small for up to five years, or they may have to 'recertify' their size earlier when a federal agency exercises a contract option.

Under the new rules, twenty-six of the companies on the FY 2006 Top 100 report are now identified as "other than small" in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Sixteen companies outgrew their size standard. Ten companies were acquired by, or merged with, other firms. The new federal regulations create opportunities for other small businesses, because contracts awarded to these firms will no longer count towards agencies' contracting goals.

The Top 100 report shows that 99 of the 100 companies on the list were in fact properly classified as small businesses when they originally won their contracts. It reflects the progress the agencies have made in their review of miscoded contracts from 2005 to 2006. But with 5.5 million contract actions processed each year, there are certain to be additional errors. SBA is working with other agencies to continually review and improve the data.

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) has required federal agencies to submit plans by the end of 2007 for maintaining the integrity of data in the contract reporting system. The SBA is working with GSA to provide new tools so the public can better access CCR and help identify errors.

    CONTRACT          DUNS             FIRM NAME           LISTED   COMMENT
    DOLLARS           NUMBER                                AS
                                                           LARGE

    $364,120,890.00   0440813880000    PROCURENET, INC.     YES     Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    11/2006
    $345,126,271.00   1019188110000    TECHNICAL AND        YES     Purchased
                                       MANAGEMENT SERVI             by DRS
                                                                    3/2006
    $289,436,233.00   0083859030000    NJVC,LLC             NO      ANC
    $254,828,797.00   0155705830000    DATAPATH, INC        NO
    $251,056,698.00   1184881540000    CALCASIEU REFINING   NO
                                       COMPANY INC
    $231,029,655.52   0216404870000    PETROLEUM TRADERS    NO
                                       CORP
    $218,840,880.54   6149483960000    WORLD WIDE           NO
                                       TECHNOLOGY, INC
    $211,114,788.17   6228248860000    ENVIRONMENTAL        NO
                                       QUALITY MANAGEME
    $194,193,111.53   8400159110000    QSS GROUP, INC.      YES     Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    7/07
    $184,101,352.10   0733661190000    SOFTMART GOVERNMENT  NO
                                       SERVICES,
    $180,136,832.00   1104835210000    JVYS                 YES     Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                   3/07 - ANC
    $174,506,375.00   0264890180000    EMERGENT BIODEFENSE  YES     Outgrew
                                       OPERATIONS LANSING           Size
                                       INC                          Standard
                                                                    9/07
    $165,651,992.22   6082538240000    CHUGACH SUPPORT      YES
                                       SERVICES, INC                Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    - ANC
    $163,768,900.78   0397029280000    ALUTIIQ SECURITY     NO      ANC
                                       AND TECHNOLOGY LLC
    $153,252,106.96   1314637050000    PETRO STAR, INC      NO
    $151,130,397.21   6038140540000    GOVERNMENT           NO
                                       ACQUISITIONS, INC.
    $150,224,876.42   1160570190000    SUPPLYCORE, INC      NO
    $147,435,510.00   1946743390000    REFINERY ASSOCIATES  NO
                                       OF TEXAS,
    $146,649,069.00   0537833530000    PLACID REFINING      YES     Miscoded
                                       COMPANY LLC                  Company
                                                                    is a
                                                                    Small
                                                                    Business
    $141,531,466.66   8270068670000    RS INFORMATION       YES     Outgrew
                                       SYSTEMS, INC.                Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    11/04
    $138,621,383.57   0325163610000    SWALES AND           YES     Purchased
                                       ASSOCIATES, INC              by ATK
                                                                    7/2007
    $137,762,215.00   1913416270000    THE CENTECH GROUP,    NO
                                       INC.
    $135,273,802.54   6029387710000    MULTIMAX, INC.        YES    Purchased
                                                                    by Harris
                                                                    6/2007
    $134,841,570.36   0385228760000    MCKINLEY CHUGACH INC  YES    Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    - ANC
    $130,744,022.00   7983066010000    CHUGACH MANAGEMENT    YES    Outgrew
                                       SERVICES                     Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    - ANC
    $127,169,272.05   1619090490000    INDYNE, INC           YES    Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    5/2000
    $126,794,213.56   0382670760000    SPARTA, INC.          NO
    $126,775,184.04   0943734950000    SIERRA NEVADA         NO
                                       CORPORATION
    $126,434,476.64   0044354700000    ASRC AEROSPACE CORP   NO     ANC
    $122,152,182.99   0484187300000    CHENEGA TECHNOLOGY    NO     ANC
                                       SERVICES CORP
    $121,543,719.12   0579175360000    METRO MACHINE CORP    NO
    $121,053,450.00   6204996990000    CALUMET SPECIALTY     NO
                                       PRODUCTS PAR
    $121,006,572.00   8843564290000    AMTEC CORPORATION     NO
                                       (9102)
    $119,977,273.00   1539202690000    EARL INDUSTRIES, LLC  NO
    $118,781,554.92   1421207450000    CHUGACH INDUSTRIES    YES    Outgrew
                                       INCORPORATED                 Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    - ANC
    $118,374,201.00   1214221250000    GARY-WILLIAMS ENERGY  YES    Miscoded
                                       CORPORATI                    Company
                                                                    is a
                                                                    Small
                                                                    Business
    $116,381,993.20   6208645040000    NCI INFORMATION       YES    Outgrew
                                       SYSTEMS, INC.                Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    7/2007
    $116,107,867.15   1540509590000    THE PRESIDIO CORP     NO
    $113,227,820.34   1776746650000    CHENEGA TECHNICAL     NO     ANC
                                       PRODUCTS, LLC
    $111,955,181.00   7828269030000    ITS SERVICES, INC.    YES    Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    3/2007
    $110,440,008.12   0986923740000    IMMIXTECHNOLOGY       NO
                                       INCORPORATED
    $110,170,278.87   8495509830000    CHERRYROAD GT INC     NO
    $106,916,857.05   8728459410000    TKC COMMUNICATIONS    NO     ANC
                                       LLC
    $104,653,875.46   1269252670000    ALUTIIQ GLOBAL        NO     ANC
                                       SOLUTIONS, LLC
    $102,371,876.30   8789013960000    SGT INCORPORATED      NO
    $102,166,710.00   0487545300000    DOCUMENT AND          NO
                                       PACKAGING BROKERS
                                       INCORPORATED
    $100,880,787.94   7864681990000    DLT SOLUTIONS, INC.   NO
    $99,979,470.54    1079393570000    GTSI, CORP.           NO
    $98,847,852.11    1758923270000    LATA/PARALLAX         NO
                                       PORTSMOUTH LIMITED
                                       LIABILITY COMPANY
    $98,805,357.46    0580244560000    AEROVIRONMENT, INC    NO
    $96,934,913.00    0489188170000    NAVAJO REFINING       NO     ANC
                                       COMPANY, L P
    $95,592,238.97    1750966190000    VIASAT, INCORPORTED   NO
    $94,990,750.00    0373056460000    TYBRIN CORPORATION    NO
    $94,970,421.49    0270797760000    ATLANTIC DIVING       NO
                                       SUPPLY, INC.
    $94,564,770.80    9276164170000    SOUTHWIND             NO
                                       CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
                                       INCORPORATED
    $94,274,165.00    0529468940000    SOPAKCO INC           NO
    $92,949,051.39    0562806210000    TELOS CORPORATION     NO
                                       (0974)
    $92,139,875.00    8343706780000    DSE, INC              NO
    $91,417,300.00    0494980250000    NUCLEAR FUEL          NO
                                       SERVICES INCORPORATED
    $90,496,338.25    1890713680000    MORGAN RESEARCH       YES    Purchesed
                                       CORPORATION                  by Stanley
                                                                    2/2006
    $90,271,009.00    1265259760000    M7 AEROSPACE LP       NO
    $89,327,960.15    7804146520000    STG, INC.             NO
    $87,915,087.00    0032420130000    DYNCORP               YES    Miscoded
                                                                    Company
                                                                    is a
                                                                    large
                                                                    business*
    $87,547,623.75    1213962170000    COLT DEFENSE LLC      NO
    $87,541,569.21    0613236630000    GALAXY SCIENTIFIC     YES    Purchased
                                       CORPORATION                  by SRA
                                                                    7/2005
    $86,743,609.55    1352529500000    FSS ALUTIIQ JOINT     YES    Joint
                                       VENTURE                      Venture
                                                                    Between
                                                                  FSS and ANC
    $86,094,638.67    1964551820000    J.H.M. RESEARCH       NO
                                       & DEVELOPMENT,
    $85,237,279.25    0988563390000    CAS, INC.             YES    Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    7/2003
    $84,728,672.35    0514711180000    CAL WESTERN PACKAGING NO
                                       CORPORATION
    $84,680,364.98    0133580020000    MYTHICS, INC           NO
    $84,613,183.00    8492375320000    WESTERN REFINING       YES   Miscoded
                                       COMPANY, L P                 Company
                                                                    is a
                                                                    Small
                                                                    Business
    $84,050,000.00    1855785930000    PMC/HEERY              NO
    $82,686,328.00    7873987590000    AGE REFINING, INC      NO
    $82,149,022.20    1127109470000    EYAK TECHNOLOGY, LLC   NO    ANC
    $80,943,512.60    1214826570000    ASAP SOFTWARE, INC     YES   Outgrew
                                                                    Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    5/2005
    $79,595,171.41    0509874600000    PAPCO, INC             NO
    $78,824,869.51    0536763750000    SPECIALTY GROUP,       YES   Outgrew
                                       INC THE                      Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    9/2005
    $78,085,290.52    1963538380000    ISOBUNKERS, LLC        NO
    $77,575,786.00    1532458570000    DIGITAL SYSTEM         YES   Purchased
                                       RESOURCES, INC              by General
                                                                    Dynamics
                                                                    5/2004
    $77,570,773.00    1316662730000    MICHAEL BIANCO, INC    NO
    $77,059,136.22    6056522880000    SAVI TECHNOLOGY, INC   YES   Purchased
                                                                    by
                                                                    Lockheed
                                                                    8/2006
    $76,658,578.00    8832727340000    WEXFORD GROUP          YES   Purchased
                                       INTERNATIONAL                by CACI
                                       INCORPORATED THE             7/2007
    $76,565,306.00    0155705830000    DATAPATH, INC          NO
    $75,918,392.90    0224164810000    INFORMATION SYSTEMS    NO
                                       SUPPORT, I
    $75,684,557.00    1225259910000    MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC  NO
    $75,643,769.83    1316956290000    DHS SYSTEMS LLC        NO
    $74,853,881.28    8591456580000    MUNIZ ENGINEERING      NO
                                       INCORPORATED
    $74,015,356.00    0902600890000    AVIATION & MISSILE     NO
                                       SOLUTIONS,
    $73,863,588.00    0568952580000    HARRINGTON, MORAN,     NO
                                       BARKSDALE, INC.
    $73,537,291.47    6012939620000    ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL NO
                                       CORPORATION (5360)
    $73,491,258.00    6022621980000    TCS DESIGN &           YES   Purchased
                                       MANAGEMENT SERVIC            by L3
                                                                    10/2006
    $73,438,885.91    9613534220000    ARMORWORKS, LLC        NO
    $71,984,009.00    0977825690000    XMCO INCORPORATED      NO    ANC
    $71,710,362.65    9268813270000    EAGLE GROUP            NO    ANC
                                       INTERNATIONAL, INC
    $71,570,553.42    0835357730000    SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL YES   Outgrew
                                       SERVICE                      Size
                                                                    Standard
                                                                    7/19/2007
    $71,458,976.88    1054647910000    GOLDBELT RAVEN, LLC    NO    ANC
    $71,208,178.34    1703095820000    ENERGY ENTERPRISE      NO
                                       SOLUTIONS LIMITED
                                       LIABILITY COMPANY
    $70,802,097.61    1615792220000    T. R. SYSTEMS, INC.    NO
    $69,922,864.37    1020673780000    TECHNICAL AND          NO
                                       MANAGEMENT SERVICES
    $69,796,206.14    0622736100000    GALAXY SCIENTIFIC      NO
                                       CORPORATION
    $11,722,042,054.51

Note: In order to track purchases made by small businesses using the Government-wide purchase cards, GSA established generic DUNS numbers. Purchase cards are normally used for orders below $3,000 and with vendors who do not do business with the Federal government on a regular basis. These DUNS codes account for purchase card orders placed with all small businesses. The two DUNS codes and "dummy" names are: 1367212010000 and 7902386380000, (Small Business Consolidated Reporting and Domestic Contractor), totaling $ $1,044,233,321.14.

* Dyncorp's contract was not a small-business set-aside. It was awarded under full and open competition. There is no indication that Dyncorp represented itself as a small business. The contract, for computer system design services, was apparently miscoded as small when it was first recorded in 2002. The error has been corrected.

    ABBREVIATION    MEANING
        ANC         ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION
        JV          JOINT VENTURE
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