Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 31, 2024

Title 2 - Grants and Agreements last revised: Oct 02, 2024
§ 180.500 - What is the purpose of the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) Exclusions?

The SAM.gov Exclusions is a widely available source of the most current information about persons who are excluded or disqualified from covered transactions.

§ 180.505 - Who uses SAM.gov Exclusions?

(a) Federal agency officials use SAM.gov Exclusions to determine whether to enter into a transaction with a person, as required under § 180.430.

(b) Participants also may, but are not required to, use SAM.gov Exclusions to determine if:

(1) Principals of their transactions are excluded or disqualified, as required under § 180.320; or

(2) Persons with whom they are entering into covered transactions at the next lower tier are excluded or disqualified.

(c) The SAM.gov Exclusions are available to the general public.

§ 180.510 - Who maintains SAM.gov Exclusions?

GSA maintains SAM.gov Exclusions. When a Federal agency takes an action to exclude a person under the nonprocurement or procurement debarment and suspension system, the agency enters the information about the excluded person into SAM.gov Exclusions.

§ 180.515 - What specific information is in SAM.gov Exclusions?

(a) At a minimum, SAM.gov Exclusions indicate:

(1) The full name (where available) and address of each excluded and disqualified person, in alphabetical order, with cross-references if more than one name is involved in a single action;

(2) The type of action;

(3) The cause for the action;

(4) The scope of the action;

(5) Any termination date for the action;

(6) The Federal agency and name and telephone number of the agency point of contact for the action; and

(7) The unique entity identifier approved by the GSA of the excluded or disqualified person, if available.

(b)(1) The SAM.gov Exclusions includes a field for the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), or the social security number (SSN) for an individual, of an excluded or disqualified person.

(2) Agencies disclose an individual's SSN to verify an individual's identity only if permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 and, if appropriate, the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as codified in 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

§ 180.520 - Who places the information into SAM.gov Exclusions?

Federal agency officials who take actions to exclude persons under this part or officials who are responsible for identifying disqualified persons must enter the following information about those persons into SAM.gov Exclusions:

(a) Information required by § 180.515(a);

(b) The Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of the excluded or disqualified person, including the social security number (SSN) for an individual, if the number is available and may be disclosed under the law;

(c) Information about an excluded or disqualified person, within three business days, after:

(1) Taking an exclusion action;

(2) Modifying or rescinding an exclusion action;

(3) Finding that a person is disqualified; or

(4) Finding that there has been a change in the status of a person who is listed as disqualified.

§ 180.525 - Whom do I ask if I have questions about a person in SAM.gov Exclusions?

If you have questions about a listed person in SAM.gov Exclusions, ask the point of contact for the Federal agency that placed the person's name into SAM.gov Exclusions. You may find the Federal agency point of contact from SAM.gov Exclusions.

§ 180.530 - Where can I find SAM.gov Exclusions?

You may access SAM.gov Exclusions through the internet, currently at https://www.sam.gov.

authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 6102; 31 U.S.C. 6307; Pub. L. 103-355; Pub. L. 109-282; Pub. L. 110-252; Pub. L. 111-84; Pub. L. 113-101Pub. L. 115-232; Pub. L. 117-40; E.O. 12549; E.O. 12689
source: 89 FR 30115, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 2 CFR 180.500