The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Deloitte Consulting LLP (Deloitte) has agreed to pay $11.38 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false claims under a General Services Administration (GSA) contract. Deloitte is a nationwide consulting company headquartered in New York City.
In 2000, GSA awarded Deloitte a contract for the provision of information technology services. The contract required Deloitte to reduce the prices it charged the government if it offered lower prices to specific commercial customers during the course of the contract. GSA refers to this as “best customer” pricing, a requirement of GSA Schedule contracts.
The settlement resolves allegations that between 2006 and 2012, Deloitte failed to comply with the price reductions clause in its contract, resulting in government customers paying more for Deloitte’s services than comparable commercial customers.
This case was handled by the DOJ’s Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch and the GSA Office of Inspector General.
The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only; there has been no determination of liability.
