5 CFR § 919.320 - Must I verify that principals of my covered transactions are eligible to participate?

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title: "5 CFR § 919.320 - Must I verify that principals of my covered transactions are eligible to participate?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "919.320"
section_name: "Must I verify that principals of my covered transactions are eligible to participate?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "919"
part_name: "GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327; E.O. 12549, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p.189; E.O. 12689, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p.235."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 66544, 66561, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 68 FR 74161, Dec. 23, 2003."
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# 919.320 Must I verify that principals of my covered transactions are eligible to participate?

Yes, you as a participant are responsible for determining whether any of your principals of your covered transactions is excluded or disqualified from participating in the transaction. You may decide the method and frequency by which you do so. You may, but you are not required to, check the *EPLS.*