Integrity Commission flags $11.5 billion in same-day single-source contracts
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October 13, 2026
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The Integrity Commission has reported that in 2025 there were 1,618 instances in which a procuring entity made two or more single source awards to the same contractor on the same day, amounting to 4,317 contracts valued at $11.5 billion.
Director of Investigation at the Integrity Commission, Kevon Stephenson, reported that in the most pronounced cases, 19 awards were made to one contractor on a single day.
He said the instances were spread evenly across the four quarters, and are not therefore explained by the occurrence of Hurricane Melissa.
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