§ 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

§ 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?

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—Lower Tier Participants

Disclosing Information—Primary Tier Participants

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 Exclusions

§ 180.500 - What is the purpose of the System for Award Management Exclusions (SAM Exclusions)?

§ 180.505 - Who uses SAM Exclusions?

§ 180.510 - Who maintains SAM Exclusions?

§ 180.515 - What specific information is in SAM Exclusions?

§ 180.520 - Who places the information into SAM Exclusions?

§ 180.525 - Whom do I ask if I have questions about a person in SAM Exclusions?

§ 180.530 - Where can I find SAM 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 settle a debarment or suspension action?

§ 180.640 - May a settlement 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 the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM 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 Exclusions (SAM 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