General Services Administration Exclusions (GSA / SAM)

Protecting Against Fraud

The GSA Exclusion List is a database of individuals and entities that have been excluded from doing business with the federal government.

The list is maintained by the General Services Administration (GSA) and includes individuals and entities that have been convicted of fraud, antitrust violations, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, false statements, or other offenses indicating a lack of business integrity.

This inquiry is also known as a healthcare sanctions check.

The list also includes individuals and entities that have been convicted of federal procurement fraud offenses, or that have been sanctioned by the government for engaging in illegal activities, such as drug trafficking or terrorism.

You can use the GSA Exclusion List to help protect your company from fraud and other unlawful activity.

By conducting a search of the list, you can help to ensure that you’re not hiring someone who poses a risk.

However, we recommend using additional exclusion databases to make an informed hiring decision.

You should utilize the Office of Inspector General (OIG) database, or use CI’s Health Care Comply Plus to combine all the sanction checks into one search.

CI’s GSA Exclusion List search will instantly disseminate information on individuals that may be excluded from such contracts and/or benefits for various violations, including:

  • Fraud, antitrust violations, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, false statements, or other offenses indicating a lack of business integrity

  • Conviction(s) or ongoing investigation(s) for a Federal or State offense relating to the distribution or possession of controlled substances

  • Sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations

  • Crimes relating to immigration

  • Sanctions pursuant to the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations

  • Sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, which include:

    • Engaging in business with companies located in, controlled by, or organized in the nations of Cuba or Sudan;

    • The arrangement of illegal imports from North Korea or Burma;

    • Imports/Exports to/from Iraq;

    • Imports of “rough diamonds” from Liberia;

    • Imports of uncertified diamonds or the receipt of donations in the form of gifts or charitable contributions from Syria or North Korea;

    • Transactions with designated international narcotics traffickers, terrorists or foreign terrorist organizations or any persons deemed threatening to the stabilization efforts in the Balkans or Zimbabwe.

  • Debarment by the Comptroller General for violation of the Davis-Bacon Act, a law requiring contractors to pay no less than the prevailing wage for federal contracts exceeding in value $2,000.

  • Failure to fulfill the obligations under any bond; failure to disclose all bond obligations, misrepresentation of the value of available assets or outstanding liabilities; false or misleading statement, signature, or representation on a bond or affidavit of individual suretyship or any other serious dishonesty related to bond ownership or suretyship.

  • Declared ineligible by the Secretary of Education in accordance with the Higher Education Act and/or the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act based upon a failure to submit a certification of adoption and implementation of a drug prevention program.

  • A Contractor's or Subcontractor's failure to satisfy its obligations under the Equal Opportunity Clause or Affirmative Action Clause of a Federal contract or federally assisted construction contract.


If you are considering hiring a new employee, or if you are already an employer, and you are concerned about the possibility of fraud or other unlawful activity, we encourage you to use the OIG Exclusion List as part of your pre-employment background check.

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HCCP simplifies exclusion testing by combining databases from GSA, OIG, OMIG, and more.

Stay informed about exclusions and prevent fraud with access to the OIG Exclusion List.

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