Claims Act by failing to give the United States matching price discounts VARI provided to other customers as required by VARI’s contract with the General Services Administration (GSA), while falsely representing to the United States that VARI had complied with those contractual requirements.
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“Companies must deal honestly with federal agencies and comply fully with the requirements of their federal contracts,” said Acting United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins. “The False Claims Act is a critical tool to deter and hold accountable contractors who misuse public funds, and we will vigorously enforce it when taxpayers are overcharged.”
“GSA contractors should not overcharge federal agencies at the expense of the public fisc,” said GSA Deputy Inspector General Robert Erickson. “I appreciate the efforts of the special agents, auditors, and attorneys who worked on this case.”
In 2016, VARI entered into a Multiple Award Schedule contract with GSA, which provided a streamlined process for federal government purchasers to buy office furniture from VARI at discounted prices and required VARI to comply with specific conditions. VARI promised that GSA would receive discounts that were equivalent to those VARI provided to other customers in the “basis-of-award” category defined by the contract. Under the contract’s price reduction clause, whenever VARI provided discounts to basis-of-award customers that were greater than those...
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