41 CFR § 105-68.1005 - State.

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title: "41 CFR § 105-68.1005 - State."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "105-68.1005"
section_name: "State."
chapter_number: 105
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "105-68"
part_name: "68—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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 66626, 66627, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 105-68.1005 State.

(a) *State* means—

(1) Any of the states of the United States;

(2) The District of Columbia;

(3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;

(4) Any territory or possession of the United States; or

(5) Any agency or instrumentality of a state.

(b) For purposes of this part, *State* does not include institutions of higher education, hospitals, or units of local government.