GroundRules
2 CFR 180.420: May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance
- Subtitle A—Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
- CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- PART 180—OMB GUIDELINES TO AGENCIES ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)
- Subpart D—Responsibilities of Federal Agency Officials Regarding Transactions
If a transaction at a lower tier is subject to your approval, you, as a Federal agency official, may not approve:
(a) A covered transaction with a person who is currently excluded unless you obtain an exception under § 180.135; or
(b) A transaction with a person who is disqualified from that transaction unless you obtain a waiver or exception under the statute, Executive Order, or regulation that is the basis for the person's disqualification.
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