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107 sections with “suspend”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.
    …use: 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 used in th…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    As used in this 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 procee…
  • 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.
    …s shall establish 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…
  • 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.
    …s shall establish 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…
  • FAR 19.502-8 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.
    …. Pending issuance of a decision to the SBA representative, the contracting officer shall suspend action on the acquisition. (c) If the head of the contracting activity agrees that the contracting officer's rejection was appropriate— (1) …
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …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 contractor to t…
  • FAR 22.1802 Policy.
    … SSA terminates 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 …
  • FAR 32.006-4 Procedures.
    …on fraud, the remedy coordination official shall recommend that the agency head reduce or suspend further payments to the contractor. The remedy coordination official shall submit to the agency head a written report setting forth the remedy…
  • 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.
    …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 Suspension …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …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-approved subcontracting for a reasona…
  • FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
    (a) The suspending and debarring official may suspend a contractor suspected, upon adequate evidence, of— (1) Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with— (i) Obtaining; (ii) Attempting to obtain; or (iii) Performing a …
  • FAR 26.505 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
    …ct any of the causes at paragraph (d) of this section exists, the contracting officer may suspend contract payments in accordance with the procedures at 32.503-6(a)(1). (b) After determining in writing that any of the causes at paragraph (…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    (a) General. The Progress Payments clause provides a Government right to reduce or suspend progress payments, or to increase the liquidation rate, under specified conditions. These conditions and actions are discussed in paragraphs (b) thro…
  • FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.
    … accordance with 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 whet…
  • 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 9.406-4 Period of debarment.
    …, the suspension period shall be considered in determining the debarment period. (b) The suspending and debarring official may extend the debarment for an additional period, if that official determines that an extension is necessary to pro…
  • FAR 22.1504 Violations and remedies.
    …iolation. (b) 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 offic…
  • FAR 25.702-3 Remedies.
    …er subsection 25.702-2— (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 o…
  • FAR 25.703-2 Iran Sanctions Act.
    …ures in part 49, 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…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …quired by 15.505 or 15.506, whichever is later, the contracting officer shall immediately suspend performance or terminate the awarded contract, except as provided in paragraphs (c) (2) and (3) of this section. (2) In accordance with agenc…
  • FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.
    …olation.) (d) Remedies. (1) The Contracting Officer may terminate the contract. (2) The suspending and debarring official may suspend the Contractor in accordance with procedures in FAR subpart 9.4. (3) The suspending and debarring offic…
  • FAR 52.242-14 Suspension of Work.
    … of Work (APR 1984) (a) The Contracting Officer may order the Contractor, in writing, to suspend, delay, or interrupt all or any part of the work of this contract for the period of time that the Contracting Officer determines appropriate f…
  • DFARS 209.406-3 Procedures.
    Refer all matters appropriate for consideration by an agency debarring and suspending official as soon as practicable to the appropriate debarring and suspending official identified in 209.403. Any person may refer a matter to the debarring…
  • DFARS 209.407-3 Procedures.
    Refer all matters appropriate for consideration by an agency debarring and suspending official as soon as practicable to the appropriate debarring and suspending official identified in 209.403. Any person may refer a matter to the debarring…
  • FAR 3.1003 Requirements.
    …at 3.1004. (2) Whether 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 close…
  • FAR 9.106-1 Conditions for preaward surveys.
    …y, the surveying activity shall ascertain whether the prospective contractor is debarred, suspended, or ineligible (see subpart 9.4). If the prospective contractor is debarred, suspended, or ineligible, the surveying activity shall advise t…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    … 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 rule, with c…
  • FAR 9.407-4 Period of suspension.
    …on of an investigation and any ensuing legal proceedings, unless sooner terminated by the suspending and debarring official or as provided in this section. (b) If legal proceedings are not initiated within 12 months after the date of the s…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    … of an offeror not being considered for award, the contracting officer is not required to suspend contract action. The contracting officer shall forward the protest to the SBA (see paragraph (c)(1) of this section) with a notation that the …
  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …ficer and the SBA Area Office, the contracting officer shall request that the Area Office suspend action and refer the matter to SBA Headquarters for review. The SBA Area Office shall honor the request for a review if the contracting office…
  • FAR 19.810 SBA appeals.
    …thdrawn. Pending issuance of a decision by the agency head, the contracting officer shall suspend action on the acquisition. The contracting officer need not suspend action on the acquisition if the contracting officer makes a written deter…
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    … agency, upon its own action or upon the written request of the Department of Labor, must suspend any further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds until the violations cease or until the agency has withheld sufficient funds to compensate…
  • FAR 22.1604 Compliance evaluation and complaint investigations and sanctions for violations.
    … take such actions as set forth in 29 CFR 471.14. (d) The Secretary may not terminate or suspend a contract or suspend or debar a contractor if the agency head has provided written objections, which must include a statement of reasons for …
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …dance with the procedures in 29 CFR 13.43. (d) Remedies and sanctions—(1) Withholding or suspending payment. The contracting officer shall, upon his or her own action or upon written request of the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Divisi…
  • FAR 25.206 Noncompliance.
    …ination to retain foreign construction material does not affect the Government's right to suspend or debar a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier for violation of the Buy American statute, or to exercise other contractual rights and remed…

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