{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1209.407-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1209.407-1","heading":"1209.407-1 General.","body":"(b) For the purposes of FAR 9.407-1, the SDO is the suspending official under the Federal Management Regulation at 41 CFR 102-117.295.\n(d) The SDO is authorized to make a written determination of compelling reasons justifying continuing business dealings between the agency and a contractor that is suspended. However, in accordance with FAR 23.506(e), only the Secretary of Transportation may waive the suspension of contract payments, termination of a contract for default, or suspension of a contractor for actions under FAR subpart 23.5 and FAR 23.506.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 12—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 1209—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS","Subpart 1209.4—Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"3d6e0ba067f01c493b7df6d282c475be7c80a05043009e14a2a4cb77b0b89a8b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1209.407","next":"us/48-cfr-1209.407-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}