48 CFR § 809.407-1 - 809.407-1 General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s809.407-1"
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title: "48 CFR § 809.407-1 - 809.407-1   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "809.407-1"
section_name: "809.407-1   General."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "809"
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: "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."
cfr_part: "809"
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# 809.407-1 809.407-1   General.

(a) As provided in FAR 9.407-1(d), authority to determine whether to continue business dealings between VA and a suspended contractor is delegated to the HCAs. Compelling reasons include, but are not limited to, urgency of the need for new or continued work, lengthy time period to acquire the new work from other sources, and meeting estimated quantities for requirements contracts.

(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.