40 CFR § 35.4195 - Are there certain people my group cannot select to be our technical advisor, grant administrator, or other contractor under the grant?

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title: "40 CFR § 35.4195 - Are there certain people my group cannot select to be our technical advisor, grant administrator, or other contractor under the grant?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "35.4195"
section_name: "Are there certain people my group cannot select to be our technical advisor, grant administrator, or other contractor under the grant?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401  33 U.S.C. 1251  42 U.S.C. 300f  42 U.S.C. 6901  7 U.S.C. 136  15 U.S.C. 2601  42 U.S.C. 13101  Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996); Pub. L. 105-65, 111 Stat. 1344, 1373 (1997), 2 CFR 200."
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# 35.4195 Are there certain people my group cannot select to be our technical advisor, grant administrator, or other contractor under the grant?

Your group may not hire the following:

(a) The person(s) who wrote the specifications for the “contract” and/or who helped screen or select the contractor;

(b) In the case of a technical advisor, a person or entity doing work for the Federal or State government or any other entity at the same NPL site for which your group is seeking a technical advisor; and

(c) Any person who is on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or NonProcurement Programs.