§ 101-45.601 - Policy.

(a) Agencies shall solicit offers from, award contracts to, and consent to subcontracts only with responsible contractors, as defined by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.104-1.

(b) The policies, procedures, and requirements of FAR subpart 9.4 are incorporated by reference and made applicable to contracts for, and to contractors who engage in the purchase of Federal personal property.

(c) The debarment or suspension of a contractor from the purchase of Federal personal property has Governmentwide effect and precludes any agency from entering into a contract for purchase of personal property with that contractor unless the agency's head or a designee responsible for the disposal action determines that there is a compelling reason for such action. (See FAR 9.405(a).)

(d) When the debarring/suspending official has authority to debar/suspend contractors from both contracts for the purchase of Federal personal property pursuant to FPMR 101-45.6 and acquisition contracts pursuant to FAR 9.4, that official shall consider simultaneously debarring/suspending the contractor from the purchase of Federal personal property and the award of acquisition contracts. When debarring/suspending a contractor from the purchase of Federal personal property and the award for acquisition contracts, the debarment/suspension notice shall so indicate and the appropriate FPMR and FAR citations shall be included.