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Cape Henry Associates (Cape Henry), located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has agreed to pay $425,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to inform contracting officers of the company’s organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) in connection with the award and performance of task orders on government contracts. Cape Henry performs manpower analysis, personnel analysis and training services for the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Justice Department alleged that Cape Henry failed to disclose that one of the company’s officers had an ownership interest in KOVA Global, a company to which Cape Henry awarded subcontracts to provide warehouse services in connection with two sole source task orders issued by the Army and General Services Administration (GSA).

“It is critical that companies disclose potential conflicts of interest to protect the integrity of the federal procurement process,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “We will hold accountable those who knowingly conceal relevant information that may affect the award or performance of a government contract.”

“The failure of government contractors to disclose organizational conflicts of interest harms government procurement, creates unfairness, and can cost the taxpayers money,” said U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia.

The Justice Department also alleged that Cape Henry...

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