41 CFR § 105-68.605 - How does suspension differ from debarment?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s105-68.605"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 105-68.605 - How does suspension differ from debarment?"
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "105-68.605"
section_name: "How does suspension differ from debarment?"
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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# 105-68.605 How does suspension differ from debarment?

Suspension differs from debarment in that—

| A suspending official . . . | A debarring official . . . |
| --- | --- |
| (a) Imposes suspension as a temporary status of ineligibility for procurement and nonprocurement transactions, pending completion of an investigation or legal proceedings | Imposes debarment for a specified period as a final determination that a person is not presently responsible. |
| (b) Must—(1) Have  that there may be a cause for debarment of a person; and(2) Conclude that  is necessary to protect the Federal interest | Must conclude, based on a  that the person has engaged in conduct that warrants debarment. |
| (c) Usually imposes the suspension  and then promptly notifies the suspended person, giving the person an opportunity to contest the suspension and have it lifted | Imposes debarment  giving the respondent notice of the action and an opportunity to contest the proposed debarment. |