Utah Code § 63G-6a-2505: Debarment or suspension from consideration for award of contracts.

(1) The executive director may:

(a) debar or suspend a person from consideration for an award of a contract for a human services procurement item for any amount of time in accordance with the process described in Subsection 63G-6a-904(1); and

(b) obtain the recommendation of the council before debarring or suspending the person.

(2) The council shall recommend that the executive director debar or suspend a person for an award of a contract for a human services procurement item if the person:

(a) is convicted of a criminal offense:

(i) for actions taken to obtain or perform under a public or private contract;

(ii) for embezzlement, fraud, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, or receiving stolen property; or

(iii) under Title 76, Chapter 16, Part 5, Antitrust Offenses, or another antitrust law;

(b) fails, without good cause, to perform in accordance with the terms of a contract with the department;

(c) commits two or more violations of department rules made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;

(d) violates this chapter;

(e) poses a significant risk of harm to department clients or the department;

(f) is barred or suspended from providing services to another governmental agency; or

(g) takes another action that the council determines is fraudulent or substantially affects the person's ability to perform under a contract with the department for a human services procurement item.