2 CFR § 180.420 - May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s180.420"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "2 CFR § 180.420 - May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "180.420"
section_name: "May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "180"
part_name: "OMB GUIDELINES TO AGENCIES ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 6102; 31 U.S.C. 6307; Pub. L. 103-355; Pub. L. 109-282; Pub. L. 110-252; Pub. L. 111-84; Pub. L. 113-101Pub. L. 115-232; Pub. L. 117-40; E.O. 12549; E.O. 12689."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 30115, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "180"
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# 180.420 May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?
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.