Marine Corps Systems Command is failing to adequately ensure small business contractors get access to defense contracts, according to an Inspector General’s report.

The report found that the Quantico, Virginia-based command had not ensured small business contractors had opportunities to subcontract on 12 prime contracts valued at $221 million, offered no compliance tracking on four contracts, did not follow up on large businesses not meeting small business-goals and awarded contracts without subcontracting plans.

“As a result, small businesses may have been denied subcontracting opportunities that large businesses were required to make a good faith effort to provide,” the report said. “In addition, MCSC contracting officials did not determine whether the prime contractors are making good faith efforts to comply with negotiated subcontracting goals and whether liquidated damages should be assessed.”

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