Do Not Pay List

In order to help eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs, federal agencies should focus on preventing payment errors before they occur. The Do Not Pay List consists of a list of databases containing information on a recipient’s eligibility to receive Federal benefits payments or Federal awards, such as grants and contracts. By checking these databases before making payments or awards, agencies can identify ineligible recipients and prevent certain improper payments from being made.

Below are a few resources for more information on the Do Not Pay List:

Benefits of Using Do Not Pay:

Helps agencies eliminate manual checking of databases maintained in multiple sites
Provides access to current, relevant data to help make a payment or eligibility decision.
Allows an agency a simple, streamlined way to comply with the “Do Not Pay” initiative, which requires all agencies to review key databases pre-award and pre-payment.
Detects and helps prevent erroneous payments.

Useful Websites:

Do Not Pay Portal - The Do Not Pay Business Center will provide automated tools, including a web-based single entry access portal, which federal agencies can use to gain access to an array of data sources to assist in determining whether an individual or company is eligible to receive federal payments or engage in federal contracts.
PaymentAccuracy.gov - As required by Executive Order 13520 dated November 20, 2009, Reducing Improper Payments, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Management and Budget, established this website to create a centralized location to publish information about improper payments made to individuals, organizations, and contractors. This website also provides a centralized place where the public can report suspected incidents of fraud, waste, and abuse.

The Do Not Pay Portal Consists of Information Compiled from the Following Sources:

Excluded Party List System (EPLS)

Identifies parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits (Examples include:
Verifies whether an individual that is receiving unemployment payments is still living, owes federal non-tax debt, and/or is recently employed;
Identifies providers, individuals, or vendors that are excluded from doing further business with the government or should be subject to more oversight based on past performance; and
Identifies keying errors that could cause the wrong entity to receive a payment
Keeps the Federal purchasing community aware of administrative and statutory exclusions across the entire government, suspected terrorists, and individuals barred from entering the United States.

Death Master File (DMF)

Verifies whether an individual that is receiving unemployment payments is still living, owes federal non-tax debt, and/or is recently employed.

List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

Verifies whether an individual that is receiving unemployment payments is still living, owes federal non-tax debt, and/or is recently employed
Identifies providers, individuals, or vendors that are excluded from doing further business with the government or should be subject to more oversight based on past performance

Debt Check

Verifies whether an individual that is receiving unemployment payments is still living, owes federal non-tax debt, and/or is recently employed
Identifies vendors that owe federal non-tax debt and ensure vendors that owe debts are paid via the Treasury offset process instead of through a credit card.

The Work Number

Verifies whether an individual that is receiving unemployment payments is still living, owes federal non-tax debt, and/or is recently employed for agency programs that are means tested
Verifies the accuracy of income levels at the time of enrollment

Central Contractor Registration (CCR)

Identifies providers, individuals, or vendors that are excluded from doing further business with the government or should be subject to more oversight based on past performance
During the payment process, ensures that the name associated with the DUNS is the name associated with that DUNS in CCR, thus preventing payment to the wrong entity
Identifies keying errors that could cause the wrong entity to receive a payment

Other Sources a Cardholder Can Use for Market Research:

Affirmative Proceeding Data
Dun & Bradstreet
Recovery.gov
Google Maps/Search Zip Code
Prison Address Source
Agency provided payment file
Agency provided payee list
FMS Payment Data
USASpending.gov
IPP Vendor Data
ASAP Grantee Data