Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF)

Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. While not a traditional grant for project funding, the PCSF leads a national response to combat antitrust crimes and related schemes in government procurement, grant, and program funding.

Antitrust Division | Procurement Collusion Strike Force | United States Department of Justice Information for Victims in Large Cases Procurement Collusion Strike Force The Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) leads a coordinated national response to combat antitrust crimes and related schemes in government procurement, grant, and program funding at all levels of government—Federal, state, and local.

The PCSF is comprised of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, multiple U.S. Attorneys’ Offices around the country, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Inspectors General for multiple Federal agencies.

Training: Strike Force attorneys and agents are available to provide training to other law enforcement agents, auditors, and procurement personnel to assist them in identifying and preventing collusion and fraud in the competitive bidding process.

Enforcement: If collusive conduct is discovered, the Strike Force stands ready to investigate and criminally prosecute the individuals and corporations seeking to unjustly profit from these tragedies. Collusion and anticompetitive conduct that subvert the competitive bidding process include: Bid rigging: Two or more firms agree to bid in such a way that a designated firm submits the winning bid.

Price fixing: Two or more competing sellers agree on what prices to charge, such as by agreeing that they will increase prices a certain amount or that they won't sell below a certain price. Customer or market allocation: Two or more firms agree to split up customers, such as by geographic area, to reduce or eliminate competition.

These agreements are generally secret, and the participants defraud customers by holding themselves out as competitors despite their agreement not to compete. They harm consumers and taxpayers by causing them to pay more for products and services and by depriving them of other byproducts of true competition. Initiatives: The PCSF has two targeted initiatives.

The first is the Data Analytics Project , which the PCSF launched in 2020 to facilitate collaboration across the law enforcement community. The goal of this interagency collaboration is to develop and use data analytics to identify signs of potential collusion in government procurement data for further investigation.

The second is PCSF: Global , which has three closely related goals: to deter misconduct impacting U.S. taxpayer dollars spent overseas, to generate and prosecute international cartel cases impacting U.S. government interests overseas, and to continue to strengthen relationships with key competition agencies around the world.

Related document: Preventing and Detecting Bid Rigging, Price Fixing, and Market Allocation in Post-Disaster Rebuilding Projects Agents and procurement officials trained Guilty pleas and trial convictions Reporting Possible Violations The PCSF Tip Center receives and reviews complaints, concerns, and tips regarding individuals and/or organizations potentially engaged in antitrust crimes—such as price fixing, bid rigging, and related schemes—affecting government procurement, grant, and program funding.

If your antitrust concerns do not involve government procurement, grant, and/or program funding, please report your concern to the Antitrust Division’s Complaint Center . If you do not think your concerns involve the antitrust laws, you may want to visit the Department of Justice site for more information or send a message to the Department of Justice .

Please keep in mind that the Antitrust Division is prohibited from giving legal advice to private individuals. How to Report Possible Violations Reporting Procurement Collusion by Online Form In this 5-page online form, you are asked to submit who was involved, what government contract, grant, or program was affected, and what happened. You may optionally choose to provide your name and contact information.

Report Procurement Collusion by Online Form Reporting Procurement Collusion by Email or Mail If you have information about a possible antitrust violation affecting government procurement, grant, and/or program funding, you may submit your concern by email, or by regular mail to: Procurement Collusion Strike Force Tip Center 950 Pennsylvania Ave.

, NW When making a submission by email or mail, please use the following questions as a guide to describe your concern: What are the names of the companies and/or people involved in the suspected antitrust violation(s) affecting government procurement? What Government Contract, Grant, or Program Was Affected? What is the government contract, grant, or program affected by the suspected illegal conduct?

Can you describe the conduct you suspect violates the law, including: • What products and/or services are the subject of the government contract, grant, or program? • What suspected illegal conduct occurred (for example, bid rigging, price fixing, allocating a market or customers)? • Who was involved and how?

Report Procurement Collusion by Email Training on Collusion for Inspectors General and Procurement Officials The PCSF is committed to working with the Inspectors General of agencies receiving Federal funds, as well as government procurement officials, to train individuals at all levels of the funding process to better deter and detect antitrust crimes affecting government procurement, grant, and program funding. Who needs to be trained?

: Federal, state, and local agency procurement and grant officers, as well as agency auditors and investigators. What is the focus of training? : Identifying the red flags of collusion.

What are the goals of training? : Prevent collusion and related crimes in the process of awarding contracts and grants. Identify and investigate possible collusion and related crimes relating to contracts or grants that have been awarded for potential criminal prosecution.

To schedule training or request more information, send an email to pcsf@usdoj. gov .

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Indictment Two Weeks Before Trial, Admits to Longstanding Antitrust and Wire Fraud Conspiracies Affecting Wildfire Services (March 26, 2025) Two Consulting Companies and its Owners Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging Scheme Involving New York City Public Schools (March 20, 2025) Four Defendants Plead Guilty in Ongoing Bid-Rigging, Fraud and Bribery Investigation Related to U.S. Government IT Purchases (January 14, 2025) Justice Department's Procurement Collusion Strike Force Commemorates Fifth Anniversary with Law Enforcement Partners (November 22, 2024) Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivers Remarks at the Procurement Collusion Strike Force’s Fifth Anniversary Event (November 21, 2024) Director Daniel Glad Delivers Welcome Remarks at the Procurement Collusion Strike Force’s Fifth Anniversary Event (November 21, 2024) Six Charged in Scheme to Defraud the Federal Government (October 29, 2024) Company, Executive and Employee Indicted for $100M Price-Fixing Conspiracy Involving 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Ongoing Investigation of Oklahoma Transportation Construction Contractors (February 27, 2024) Readout of Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force’s Summit in Los Angeles (February 8, 2024) Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme to Defraud a U.S. Army Facility (January 30, 2024) Executives Charged with Bid Rigging, Territorial Allocation and Defrauding the U.S. Forest Service After a Wiretap Investigation (December 15, 2023) Three Military Contractors Sentenced in Procurement Fraud Scheme (December 4, 2023) Justice Department's Procurement Collusion Strike Force Holds Its First Summit to Discuss Strategies to Combat Emerging Threats (November 17, 2023) Director Daniel Glad of the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Delivers Remarks to the National Association of State Procurement Officials’ 10th Annual Law Institute (November 9, 2023) United States, Mexico, and Canada Launch Joint Initiative To Detect Collusive Schemes Seeking To Exploit The 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2023) Two Additional Municipal Employees Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy (February 27, 2023) Insulation Contracting Firm Co-Owner Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay more than $1 Million to Victims of Bid Rigging and Fraud (February 14, 2023) Municipal Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy (February 2, 2023) Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Fraud in Securing Millions of Dollars in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (January 18, 2023) Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging (January 17, 2023) Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Announces Four New National Law Enforcement Partners as it Enters its Fourth Year (November 15, 2022) Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery (November 14, 2022) Insulation Contracting Firm Sentenced for Rigging Bids (November 7, 2022) Executive Pleads Guilty to Criminal Attempted Monopolization (October 31, 2022) Former Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery (October 3, 2022) Insulation Contracting Firm and Co-Owner Sentenced for Rigging Bids and Fraud (September 30, 2022) Owner of Commercial Flooring Contractor Pleads Guilty to Participating in Kickback Scheme to Defraud a U.S. Army Facility (September 22, 2022) Former Engineering Executive Sentenced for Rigging Bids and Defrauding North Carolina Department of Transportation (September 8, 2022) Two Companies Plead Guilty in Bid Rigging Scheme for Insulation Contracts (August 4, 2022) Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids for Public Contracts in Texas and Michigan (July 14, 2022) Construction Company Owner Convicted of Fraud in Securing More Than $240 Million in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (June 30, 2022) Military Contractors Indicted for $7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme (June 23, 2022) Military Contractor Indicted for $15 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States (May 20, 2022) Three Florida Men Indicted for Rigging Bids and Defrauding the U.S. Military (April 12, 2022) Former Caltrans Contract Manager Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery (April 11, 2022) Inland Empire Man Agrees to Plead Guilty in Bid-Rigging Scheme to Obtain Contracts to Provide Food to Federal Prison Facilities (April 5, 2022) Contractors Indicted for Rigging Bids on Subcontract Work and Defrauding U.S. Military Bases in South Korea (March 17, 2022) Minnesota Concrete Company and its CEO Indicted for Rigging Bids for Public Contracts (March 10, 2022) Former Engineering Executive Convicted of Rigging Bids and Defrauding North Carolina Department of Transportation (February 1, 2022) Former Security Services Executives Plead Guilty to Rigging Bids for Department of Defense Security Contracts (October 18, 2021) Director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force Daniel Glad Delivers Remarks at ABA Section of Public Contract Law’s Public Procurement Symposium: The Procurement Collusion Strike Force: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Combating a Whole-of-Government Problem (October 13, 2021) Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Issue Joint Statement to Preserve Competition in Post-Hurricane Relief Efforts (September 14, 2021) Antitrust Division Observes National Whistleblower Appreciation Day (July 30, 2021) Belgian Security Services Company and Three Former Executives Indicted for Bid Rigging on U.S. Department of Defense Contracts (June 30, 2021) Belgian Security Services Firm Agrees to Plead Guilty to Criminal Antitrust Conspiracy Affecting Department of Defense Procurement (June 25, 2021) Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Announces Eleven New National Partners (November 12, 2020) Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Delivers Remarks on the Future of Antitrust (November 12, 2020) Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Presents Procurement Collusion Strike Force to the International Competition Community (June 16, 2020) Justice Department Cautions Business Community Against Violating Antitrust Laws in the Manufacturing, Distribution, and Sale of Public Health Products (March 9, 2020) Justice Department Announces Procurement Collusion Strike Force: a Coordinated National Response to Combat Antitrust Crimes and Related Schemes in Government Procurement, Grant and Program Funding (November 5, 2019) Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Delivers Remarks at the Procurement Collusion Strike Force Press Conference (November 5, 2019) Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A.

Rosen Delivers Remarks at the Procurement Collusion Strike Force Press Conference (November 5, 2019) Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Caps Off Successful Inaugural Year by Adding Eleven New National Partners (November 12, 2020) Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) California, Central District (Los Angeles) California, Eastern District (Sacramento) California, Northern District (San Francisco) District of Columbia (Washington, D.

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Florida, Southern District (Miami) Georgia, Northern District (Atlanta) Illinois, Northern District (Chicago) Louisiana, Eastern District (New Orleans) Michigan, Eastern District (Detroit) Mississippi, Southern District (Jackson) New York, Eastern District (Brooklyn) New York, Southern District (Manhattan) North Carolina, Middle District (Greensboro) Ohio, Southern District (Columbus) Pennsylvania, Eastern District (Philadelphia) Texas, Eastern District (Beaumont) Texas, Northern District (Dallas) Texas, Southern District (Houston) Virginia, Eastern District (Alexandria) Michael Loterstein, PCSF Deputy Director Bryan Serino, Assistant Deputy Director Jamie Collins, Program Manager 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 3337 Washington, DC 20530-0001