[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 7]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR2909.405-1]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                     CHAPTER 29--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 2909_CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS--Table of Contents

 

         Subpart 2909.4_Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility

 

Sec. 2909.405-1  Continuation of current contracts.



    (a) At the time an option is being exercised, contracting officers 

must review the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and 

Nonprocurement Programs. If a contractor or significant subcontractor is 

identified in the listing, the contracting officer must make a written 

determination either to proceed or to terminate the contract, and must 

explain the rationale for the decision. In accordance with FAR 9.405-1, 

contracting officers may continue contracts or subcontracts in existence 

at the time a contractor is suspended or debarred, unless it is 

determined that termination of the contract is in the best interest of 

the Government. The contracting officer must make such determination in 

writing, after consulting with the contracting officer's technical 

representative and legal counsel. The determination must be approved by 

the HCA.

    (b) Contracting activities must not renew or otherwise extend the 

duration of current contracts, or consent to subcontracts, with 

contractors debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment, unless the 

HCA states, in writing, the compelling reasons for renewal or extension 

and the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management approves 

such action.