29 CFR § 1471.300 - What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1471.300"
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title: "29 CFR § 1471.300 - What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?"
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1471.300"
section_name: "What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE"
part_number: "1471"
part_name: "GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 12549 ,3 CFR 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12698, 3 CFR 1989 Comp., p. 235; sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 29 U.S.C. 175a."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 66544, 66603, 66604, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1471.300 What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?

When you enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier, you must verify that the person with whom you intend to do business is not excluded or disqualified. You do this by:

(a) Checking the *EPLS;* or

(b) Collecting a certification from that person if allowed by this rule; or

(c) Adding a clause or condition to the covered transaction with that person.