The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with a government contractor over a whistleblower’s claim of factual misrepresentation in a bid proposal for an Federal Aviation Administration IT contract.

Calnet Inc., based in Reston, Virginia, and its CEO Kaleem Shah agreed to pay $300,000 to settle allegations that Calnet and Shah submitted false information to win an FAA contract for IT help deck services.

“The settlement resolves civil claims alleged in a qui tam complaint filed against Calnet and Shah that allege that Calnet misrepresented its past private sector experience in providing help desk services in its proposal to the FAA in 2009 in an effort to win a contract to provide the FAA’s Aviation Safety office with technology support services, including help desk and desk side services throughout North America and at several international sites,” according to a Department of Justice news release.

The settlement involves no determination of civil liability. The case was investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General.

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