Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter XXX - Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture |
Part 3017 - GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION(NONPROCUREMENT) |
Subpart A - General |
§ 3017.110 - What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?
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(a) To protect the public interest, the Federal Government ensures the integrity of Federal programs by conducting business only with responsible persons.
(b) A Federal agency uses the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system to exclude from Federal programs persons who are not presently responsible.
(c) An exclusion is a serious action that a Federal agency may take only to protect the public interest. A Federal agency may not exclude a person or commodity for the purposes of punishment.