By Luke Rosiak

Many recipients of setaside contracts, reserved for small or disadvantaged businesses, did not appear to perform the vast majority of the work on these stimulus contracts. Instead, they seemingly function as middlemen, taking a cut of profit, sometimes in exchange for "supervising" or "coordinating," according to project descriptions, while paying a larger company to do the work. This displays a sampling from a very long list of cases where a prime contractor subbed out very high percentages of the work.

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1) Contract will provide CISCO brand name only hardware and components per the line items in the contractand to be delivered to the Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland and Boulder, Colorado sites. The contractor shall provide all associated labor, parts, materials, and service as defined by Cisco for all line items stated in contract. The Contractor shall deliver all line items no later than 60 days after award.

2) Renovate Pharmacy @ VAMC Coatesville

3) REPAIR PROPANE STORAGE FACILITY

4) Webco will perform a lighting retro fit in the Paul Rogers Federal Building. We will replace lighting components to make the building more energy efficient.

5) Intake Gate Repair/Refurbishing Cheatham Power Plant

6) Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, personnel, equipment, tools, supplies, insurance, permits, and other services necessary to perform Asbestos Testing/Sampling on each military family housing (MFH) unit in the 500 to 4000 areas prior to demolition and prepare an asbestos report acceptable to SC Dept of Health and Environmental Control standards.

7) As part of maintenance at Fort Peck, McCone County, MT this contract is for: Provide all plant, labor, equipment and material to load and transport reactor from Switchyard # 1 to rewind facility and to disassemble, inspect and test reactor. Analyze findings and submit a report, including estimated costs and schedule for repair. Based on the report, the government will select one of the following three options: 1- Accept salvage value bid 2- Perform rewind 3- Return reactor to Fort Peck Power Plant.

8) The work is intended to improve the exterior and interior environment of the buildings and grounds, meet MCRC guidance on facility usage and areas required for that usage, provide for energy savings and conservation where practicable, provide Ant-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) where required, provide American Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance where practicable, meet life/safety requirements, and safisfy federal, state and local codes and regulations.

9) Update reservoir sedimentation surveys at three lakes in Kansas and Oklahoma

10) Design Build Fort Custer Electrical and Communications Systems Improvements at Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan. To provide design and construction of and improve installation of electrical and data communication improvements for the facilities at Fort Custer to support the Michigan Army National Guard.

11) UPGRADE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT SIJAN & ARCTIC WARRIOR DRIVE, ELMENDORF AFB, ALASKA.

12) In support of the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Operations and Maintenance Program: Construct the Port Oliver Recreation Area Phase II, Barren River Lake, Glasgow KY

13) Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center sidewalk repair

14) Calcasieu River and Pass - Foreshore Dike Construction

15) CORRECT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DEFICIENCIES.

16) ARRA PROJECT NUMBER P126, 5288806 INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENT STREET/AREA LIGHTING, MCAS CHERRY POINT NC. The general intent of this project is to replace Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium street lights and lighting fixtures with new LED fixtures. The new fixtures will be installed on the existing poles using existing arms where applicable and existing wiring. Various roadway areas.

17) The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment, and constructing the Steele Bayou, Item 66-B Channel Relocation, Phase 2, located at Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County, Mississippi. Principal features of the work include mobilization and demobilization, clearing and grubbing, excavating approximately 1.72 linear miles of new channel, raising ( in a one foot lift) 3.6 linear miles of existing earthen dikes and levees, 3,800 linear feet of new levee, relocating 1,476 linear feet of a county gravel road, corrugated metal pipe, two major stream closures, three smaller stream closures, various realignments of ditches and small streams, establishing new turf, and storm water pollution prevention and environmental protection. Modification P00001, dated March 18, 2011 increased stimulus funds by $24,075.70. Modification A00006, dated 24 May 2011 increased stimulus funds by $3,125.00

18) renovate dining facility, pas::21 2081::tas

19) ST Net-Apptis FirstSource Joint Venture will provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with subscriber radios, subscriber accessories and related services.

20) ROOFING AND EVAPORATIVE COOLER UPGRADES AT THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD MATES FACILITY AT CAMP ROBERTS, CA.

21) The purpose of this project is the installation of flood control and storm water drainage for the surrounding community during rain events.

22) Construct new pharmacy code requirements

23) The scope of this project consists of repair of STRATCOM E-Wing AHU's located at Offutt Air Force Base in accordance with Specifications dated 31 March 2009, and drawings dated 31 March 2009