Debarment and Suspension of Government Contractors: An Overview of the Law Including Recently Enacted and Proposed Amendments

Manuel, Kate M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Public contracts;    Government contractors;    Contractors;    Business;    Debarment of government contractors;   

RP-ID  :  RL34753
RP-ID  :  RL34753_2010Aug16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

As a general rule, government agencies contract with the lowest qualified responsible bidder or offeror. Debarment and suspension are among the techniques that government agencies use to ensure that they contract with only "responsible" bidders or offerors because they allow the government to exclude contractors from receiving government contracts. This report focuses upon exclusions on procurement grounds.2 It surveys the authorities requiring or allowing federal agencies to debar or suspend contractors, due process and other protections for contractors, and recently enacted and proposed amendments to the laws governing debarment and suspension.