48 CFR § 809.402 - 809.402 Policy.

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title: "48 CFR § 809.402 - 809.402   Policy."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "809.402"
section_name: "809.402   Policy."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "809"
part_name: "CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 2717, Jan. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 809.402 809.402   Policy.

(b) Statutory debarments pursuant to the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127(g), Enforcement Penalties for Misrepresentation, are mandatory when the determination is made that a business concern has willfully and intentionally misrepresented its status as a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned small business (VOSB).