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93 sections with “debar”: the first 40

  • FAR 9.406-4 Period of debarment.
    (a)(1) Debarment shall be for a period commensurate with the seriousness of the cause(s). Generally, debarment should not exceed 3 years, except that— (i) Debarment for violation of the provisions of 41 U.S.C. chapter 81, Drug-Free Workpla…
  • FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.
    …lowing clause: Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (JAN 2025) (a) Definition. Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, as …
  • DFARS 209.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    (1) Any person shall be considered for debarment if criminally convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States or its outlying areas that was not mad…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    The suspending and debarring official may debar— (a) A contractor for a conviction of or civil judgment for— (1) Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with— (i) Obtaining; (ii) Attempting to obtain; or (iii) Performin…
  • FAR 26.505 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
    …f this section, the contracting officer shall refer the case to the agency suspending and debarring official, in accordance with agency procedures, pursuant to subpart 9.4. (d) The specific causes for suspension of contract payments, termi…
  • FAR 52.222-12 Contract Termination—Debarment.
    As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Contract Termination—Debarment (MAY 2014) A breach of the contract clauses entitled Construction Wage Rate Requirements, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensati…
  • FAR 9.406 Debarment.
  • FAR 9.406-5 Scope of debarment.
    (a) The fraudulent, criminal, or other seriously improper conduct of any officer, director, shareholder, partner, employee, or other individual associated with a contractor may be imputed to the contractor when the conduct occurred in conne…
  • DFARS 209.406 Debarment.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … included in the proposed price. Day means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day. Debarment means action taken by a suspending and debarring official under 9.406 to exclude a contractor from Government contracting and Government-app…
  • FAR 9.104-5 Representation and certifications regarding responsibility matters.
    …rocedures (see 9.406-3(a) and 9.407-3(a)), the agency official responsible for initiating debarment or suspension action, where an offeror indicates the existence of an indictment, charge, conviction, or civil judgment, or Federal tax delin…
  • FAR 9.402 Policy.
    … from, award contracts to, and consent to subcontracts with responsible contractors only. Debarment and suspension are discretionary actions that, taken in accordance with this subpart, are appropriate means to effectuate this policy. (b) …
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …is subpart— Administrative agreement means an agreement between an agency suspending and debarring official and the contractor used to resolve a suspension or debarment proceeding, or a potential suspension or debarment proceeding. Affili…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    …M. (b) An exclusion record in SAM contains the— (1) Names and addresses of the entities debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, voluntarily excluded, declared ineligible, or excluded or disqualified under the nonprocurement common ru…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    (a) Contractors debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded, are excluded from receiving contracts, and agencies shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with these contractors, …
  • FAR 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.
    (a) Contractors debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded. (1) Notwithstanding the debarment, suspension, proposed debarment, or voluntary exclusion, of a contractor, agencies may continue contracts or subcontract…
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    (a) When a contractor debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded, is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to Government consent (see subpart 44.2), contracting officers shall not consent to subco…
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    (a) It is the suspending and debarring official's responsibility to determine whether debarment is in the Government's interest. The suspending and debarring official may, in the public interest, debar a contractor for any of the causes in …
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …sh procedures for the prompt reporting, investigation, and referral to the suspending and debarring official of matters appropriate for that official's consideration. (b) Decision-making process. (1) Agencies shall establish procedures gov…
  • FAR 9.407-1 General.
    (a) The suspending and debarring official may, in the public interest, suspend a contractor for any of the causes in 9.407-2, using the procedures in 9.407-3. (b)(1) Suspension is a serious action to be imposed on the basis of adequate evi…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …sh procedures for the prompt reporting, investigation, and referral to the suspending and debarring official of matters appropriate for that official's consideration. (b) Decision-making process. (1) Agencies shall establish procedures gov…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …ly notify, in accordance with agency procedures, the agency Inspector General, the agency debarring and suspending official, and if appropriate, law enforcement officials with jurisdiction over the alleged offense; and (2) May direct the c…
  • FAR 22.1802 Policy.
    … a contractor's MOU, the terminating agency must refer the contractor to a suspending and debarring official for possible suspension or debarment action. During the period between termination of the MOU and a decision by the suspending and …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …nd belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals— (1) □ Are, □ are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency; (2) □ Have, □ have not, within …
  • DFARS 209.403 Definitions.
    Debarring and suspending official. (1) For DoD, the designees are— (2) Overseas debarring and suspending officials— (i) Are authorized to debar or suspend contractors located within the official's geographic area of responsibility under a…
  • DFARS 209.405 Effect of listing.
    …ines that a compelling reason exists for it to conduct business with a contractor that is debarred or suspended from procurement programs, it must provide written notice of the determination to the General Services Administration (GSA), GSA…
  • DFARS 209.406-1 General.
    (a)(i) When the debarring official decides that debarment is not necessary, the official may require the contractor to enter into a written agreement which includes— (A) A requirement for the contractor to establish, if not already establi…
  • FAR 3.704 Policy.
    …at the party involved is not presently responsible, the agency should consider initiating debarment proceedings in accordance with subpart 9.4, Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility, if debarment has not been initiated or is not in effec…
  • FAR 9.401 Applicability.
    …h Public Law 103-355, Section 2455 (31 U.S.C. 6101, note), and Executive Order 12689, any debarment, suspension or other Governmentwide exclusion initiated under the Nonprocurement Common Rule implementing Executive Order 12549 on or after …
  • FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.
    …h the terms of the MOU. In such case, the Contractor will be referred to a suspending and debarring official. (ii) During the period between termination of the MOU and a decision by the suspending and debarring official whether to suspend …
  • DFARS 209.402 Policy.
    (d) The uniform suspension and debarment procedures to be followed by all debarring and suspending officials are set out in appendix H to this chapter. (e) The department or agency shall provide a copy of the Debarment and Suspension Proce…
  • FAR 3.1003 Requirements.
    …hether or not the clause at 52.203-13 is applicable, a contractor may be suspended and/or debarred for knowing failure by a principal to timely disclose to the Government, in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of a Governme…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …to a determination of present responsibility, e.g., a prior administrative action such as debarment, suspension, voluntary exclusion, or administrative agreement, that has expired or otherwise been resolved, or information relating to contr…
  • FAR 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.
    …rtification under 52.209-13, an offeror will be subject to such remedies as suspension or debarment under subpart 9.4, or termination of any contract resulting from the false certification. Debarments pursued as a remedy under subpart 9.4 s…
  • FAR 9.400 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart— (1) Prescribes policies and procedures governing the debarment and suspension of contractors by agencies for the causes given in 9.406-2 and 9.407-2; (2) Provides for the listing of contractors debarred, suspended, propo…
  • FAR 22.1504 Violations and remedies.
    …Remedies. (1) The contracting officer may terminate the contract. (2) The suspending and debarring official may suspend the contractor in accordance with the procedures in subpart 9.4. (3) The suspending and debarring official may debar t…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …Administrator may provide for relief to the worker in accordance with 29 CFR 23.440. (3) Debarment.(i) The Department of Labor may initiate debarment proceedings under 29 CFR 23.520 whenever a contractor is found to have disregarded its ob…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …nts of E.O. 13706 or 29 CFR part 13 as grounds for termination for default or cause. (4) Debarment. (i) The Department of Labor may initiate debarment proceedings under 29 CFR 13.44(d) and 29 CFR 13.52 whenever a contractor is found to hav…
  • FAR 25.702-3 Remedies.
    …5.702-2— (a) The contracting officer may terminate the contract; (b) The suspending and debarring official may suspend the contractor in accordance with the procedures in subpart 9.4; and (c) The suspending and debarring official may deb…
  • FAR 25.703-2 Iran Sanctions Act.
    …, or for commercial products and commercial services, see 12.403. (2) The suspending and debarring official suspends the contractor in accordance with the procedures in subpart 9.4. (3) The suspending and debarring official debars the con…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.