41 CFR § 105-68.300 - 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/t41/s105-68.300"
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title: "41 CFR § 105-68.300 - What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?"
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "105-68.300"
section_name: "What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?"
chapter_number: 105
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "105-68"
part_name: "68—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: "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."
cfr_part: "105-68"
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# 105-68.300 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.