Causes for Debarment

Causes for Debarment. Debarment may be imposed for: A. Conviction of or civil judgment for: (i). Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public or private agreement or transaction; (ii). Violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes, including those prescribing price fixing between competitors, allocation of customers between competitors, and bid rigging; (iii). Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, receiving stolen property, making false claims, or obstruction of justice; or (iv). Commission of any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility of a person. B. Violation of the terms of a public agreement or transaction so serious as to affect the integrity of an agency program, such as: (i). A willful failure to perform in accordance with the terms of two or more public agreements or transactions; (ii). A history of failure to perform or unsatisfactory performance of two or more public agreements or transactions; (iii). A willful violation of a statutory or regulatory provision or requirement applicable to a public agreement or transaction; or (iv). Any other cause of so serious or compelling a nature that it affects the present responsibility of a person, entity or the operation and/or integrity of a program. C. Any of the following causes: A procurement or nonprocurement debarment taken by any Federal agency pursuant to 48 CFR Subpart 9.4. (i). Knowingly doing business with a debarred, suspended, ineligible or voluntarily excluded person, in connection with a transaction, except as expressly permitted by the agency in writing; or (ii). Any other cause of so serious or compelling a nature that it affects the present responsibility of a person or entity.