{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-180.440","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 180.440","heading":"What action may I take if a primary tier participant knowingly does business with an excluded or disqualified person?","body":"If a participant knowingly does business with an excluded or disqualified person, you, as a Federal agency official, may refer the matter for suspension and debarment consideration. You may also disallow costs, annul or terminate the transaction, issue a stop work order, or take any other appropriate remedy.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-2.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:42Z","sha256":"170301e6b7806926e0c2177794b96242fe25d2e07f1ee2e48f05a013f307b20f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-180.435","next":"us/2-cfr-180.445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}