2 CFR § 180.605 - How does suspension differ from debarment?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s180.605"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "2 CFR § 180.605 - How does suspension differ from debarment?"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "180.605"
section_name: "How does suspension differ from debarment?"
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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# 180.605 How does suspension differ from debarment?
Suspension differs from debarment in that:
| A suspending official . . . | A debarring official . . . |
| --- | --- |
| (a) Imposes suspension as a temporary status of ineligibility for procurement and nonprocurement transactions, pending completion of an investigation or legal or debarment proceeding | Imposes debarment for a specified period as a final determination that a person is not presently responsible. |
| (b) Must: | |
| (1) Have that there may be a cause for debarment of a person; and | |
| (2) Conclude that is necessary to protect the Federal interest | Must conclude, based on a that the person has engaged in conduct that warrants debarment. |
| (c) Usually imposes the suspension and then promptly notifies the suspended person, giving the person an opportunity to contest the suspension and have it lifted | Imposes debarment giving the respondent notice of the action and an opportunity to contest the proposed debarment. |