48 CFR § 1209.407-1 - 1209.407-1 General.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1209.407-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 1209.407-1 - 1209.407-1 General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1209.407-1"
section_name: "1209.407-1 General."
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "1209"
part_name: "CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1209"
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# 1209.407-1 1209.407-1 General.
(b) For the purposes of FAR 9.407-1, the SDO is the suspending official under the Federal Management Regulation at 41 CFR 102-117.295.
(d) The SDO is authorized to make a written determination of compelling reasons justifying continuing business dealings between the agency and a contractor that is suspended. However, in accordance with FAR 23.506(e), only the Secretary of Transportation may waive the suspension of contract payments, termination of a contract for default, or suspension of a contractor for actions under FAR subpart 23.5 and FAR 23.506.