Part 180 - OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Government-Wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)  


§ 180.5 - What does this part do?
§ 180.10 - How is this part organized?
§ 180.15 - To whom does the guidance apply?
§ 180.20 - What must a Federal agency do to implement these guidelines?
§ 180.25 - What must a Federal agency address in its implementation of the guidance?
§ 180.30 - Where does a Federal agency implement these guidelines?
§ 180.35 - By when must a Federal agency implement these guidelines?
§ 180.40 - How are these guidelines maintained?
§ 180.45 - Do these guidelines cover persons who are disqualified, as well as those who are excluded from nonprocurement transactions?
Subpart A - General
§ 180.100 - How are subparts A through I organized?
§ 180.105 - How is this part written?
§ 180.110 - Do terms in this part have special meanings?
§ 180.115 - What do Subparts A through I of this part do?
§ 180.120 - Do subparts A through I of this part apply to me?
§ 180.125 - What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?
§ 180.130 - How does an exclusion restrict a person's involvement in covered transactions?
§ 180.135 - May a Federal agency grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?
§ 180.140 - Does an exclusion under the nonprocurement system affect a person's eligibility for Federal procurement contracts?
§ 180.145 - Does an exclusion under the Federal procurement system affect a person's eligibility to participate in nonprocurement transactions?
§ 180.150 - Against whom may a Federal agency take an exclusion action?
§ 180.155 - How do I know if a person is excluded?
Subpart B - Covered Transactions
§ 180.200 - What is a covered transaction?
§ 180.205 - Why is it important if a particular transaction is a covered transaction?
§ 180.210 - Which nonprocurement transactions are covered transactions?
§ 180.215 - Which nonprocurement transactions are not covered transactions?
§ 180.220 - Are any procurement contracts included as covered transactions?
§ 180.225 - How do I know if a transaction in which I may participate is a covered transaction?
Subpart C - Responsibilities of Participants Regarding Transactions Doing Business With Other Persons
§ 180.300 - What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?
§ 180.305 - May I enter into a covered transaction with an excluded or disqualified person?
§ 180.310 - What must I do if a Federal agency excludes a person with whom I am already doing business in a covered transaction?
§ 180.315 - May I use the services of an excluded person as a principal under a covered transaction?
§ 180.320 - Must I verify that principals of my covered transactions are eligible to participate?
§ 180.325 - What happens if I do business with an excluded person in a covered transaction?
§ 180.330 - What requirements must I pass down to persons at lower tiers with whom I intend to do business?
Disclosing Information - Primary Tier Participants
Disclosing Information - Lower Tier Participants
Disclosing Information—Lower Tier Participants
§ 180.355 - What information must I provide to a higher tier participant before entering into a covered transaction with that participant?
§ 180.360 - What happens if I fail to disclose information required under § 180.355?
§ 180.365 - What must I do if I learn of information required under § 180.355 after entering into a covered transaction with a higher tier participant?
Disclosing Information—Primary Tier Participants
§ 180.335 - What information must I provide before entering into a covered transaction with a Federal agency?
§ 180.340 - If I disclose unfavorable information required under § 180.335, will I be prevented from participating in the transaction?
§ 180.345 - What happens if I fail to disclose information required under § 180.335?
§ 180.350 - What must I do if I learn of information required under § 180.335 after entering into a covered transaction with a Federal agency?
Subpart D - Responsibilities of Federal Agency Officials Regarding Transactions
§ 180.400 - May I enter into a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person?
§ 180.405 - May I enter into a covered transaction with a participant if a principal of the transaction is excluded?
§ 180.410 - May I approve a participant's use of the services of an excluded person?
§ 180.415 - What must I do if a Federal agency excludes the participant or a principal after I enter into a covered transaction?
§ 180.420 - May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?
§ 180.425 - When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?
§ 180.430 - How do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?
§ 180.435 - What must I require of a primary tier participant?
§ 180.440 - What action may I take if a primary tier participant knowingly does business with an excluded or disqualified person?
§ 180.445 - What action may I take if a primary tier participant fails to disclose the information required under § 180.335?
§ 180.450 - What action may I take if a lower tier participant fails to disclose the information required under § 180.355 to the next higher tier?
Subpart E - System for Award Management (SAM.gov) Exclusions
§ 180.500 - What is the purpose of the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) Exclusions?
§ 180.505 - Who uses SAM.gov Exclusions?
§ 180.510 - Who maintains SAM.gov Exclusions?
§ 180.515 - What specific information is in SAM.gov Exclusions?
§ 180.520 - Who places the information into SAM.gov Exclusions?
§ 180.525 - Whom do I ask if I have questions about a person in SAM.gov Exclusions?
§ 180.530 - Where can I find SAM.gov Exclusions?
Subpart F - General Principles Relating to Suspension and Debarment Actions
§ 180.600 - How do suspension and debarment actions start?
§ 180.605 - How does suspension differ from debarment?
§ 180.610 - What procedures does a Federal agency use in suspension and debarment actions?
§ 180.615 - How does a Federal agency notify a person of a suspension or debarment action?
§ 180.620 - Do Federal agencies coordinate suspension and debarment actions?
§ 180.625 - What is the scope of a suspension or debarment?
§ 180.630 - May a Federal agency impute the conduct of one person to another?
§ 180.635 - May a Federal agency resolve an administrative action in lieu of debarment or suspension?
§ 180.640 - May an agreement to resolve an administrative action include a voluntary exclusion?
§ 180.645 - Do other Federal agencies know if an agency agrees to a voluntary exclusion?
§ 180.650 - May an administrative agreement be the result of a settlement?
§ 180.655 - How will other Federal awarding agencies know about an administrative agreement that is the result of a settlement?
§ 180.660 - Will administrative agreement information about me in SAM.gov be corrected or updated?
Subpart G - Suspension
§ 180.700 - When may the suspending official issue a suspension?
§ 180.705 - What does the suspending official consider in issuing a suspension?
§ 180.710 - When does a suspension take effect?
§ 180.715 - What notice does the suspending official give me if I am suspended?
§ 180.720 - How may I contest a suspension?
§ 180.725 - How much time do I have to contest a suspension?
§ 180.730 - What information must I provide to the suspending official if I contest the suspension?
§ 180.735 - Under what conditions do I get an additional opportunity to challenge the facts on which the suspension is based?
§ 180.740 - Are suspension proceedings formal?
§ 180.745 - How is fact-finding conducted?
§ 180.750 - What does the suspending official consider in deciding whether to continue or terminate my suspension?
§ 180.755 - When will I know whether the suspension is continued or terminated?
§ 180.760 - How long may my suspension last?
Subpart H - Debarment
§ 180.800 - What are the causes for debarment?
§ 180.805 - What notice does the debarring official give me if I am proposed for debarment?
§ 180.810 - When does a debarment take effect?
§ 180.815 - How may I contest a proposed debarment?
§ 180.820 - How much time do I have to contest a proposed debarment?
§ 180.825 - What information must I provide to the debarring official if I contest the proposed debarment?
§ 180.830 - Under what conditions do I get an additional opportunity to challenge the facts on which the proposed debarment is based?
§ 180.835 - Are debarment proceedings formal?
§ 180.840 - How is fact-finding conducted?
§ 180.845 - What does the debarring official consider in deciding whether to debar me?
§ 180.850 - What is the standard of proof in a debarment action?
§ 180.855 - Who has the burden of proof in a debarment action?
§ 180.860 - What factors may influence the debarring official's decision?
§ 180.865 - How long may my debarment last?
§ 180.870 - When do I know if the debarring official debars me?
§ 180.875 - May I ask the debarring official to reconsider a decision to debar me?
§ 180.880 - What factors may influence the debarring official during reconsideration?
§ 180.885 - May the debarring official extend a debarment?
Subpart I - Definitions
§ 180.900 - Adequate evidence.
§ 180.905 - Affiliate.
§ 180.910 - Agent or representative.
§ 180.915 - Civil judgment.
§ 180.920 - Conviction.
§ 180.925 - Debarment.
§ 180.930 - Debarring official.
§ 180.935 - Disqualified.
§ 180.940 - Excluded or exclusion.
§ 180.945 - System for Award Management (SAM.gov) Exclusions.
§ 180.950 - Federal agency.
§ 180.955 - Indictment.
§ 180.960 - Ineligible or ineligibility.
§ 180.965 - Legal proceedings.
§ 180.970 - Nonprocurement transaction.
§ 180.975 - Notice.
§ 180.980 - Participant.
§ 180.985 - Person.
§ 180.990 - Preponderance of the evidence.
§ 180.995 - Principal.
§ 180.1000 - Respondent.
§ 180.1005 - State.
§ 180.1010 - Suspending official.
§ 180.1015 - Suspension.
§ 180.1020 - Voluntary exclusion or voluntarily excluded.
Appendix to Part 180 - —Covered Transactions
Appendix A to Part 180 - —Covered Transactions