May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?
2 C.F.R. § 180.420
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01If a transaction at a lower tier is subject to your approval, you as a Federal agency official may not approve—
(a) A covered transaction with a person who is currently excluded, unless you obtain an exception under § 180.135; or
(b) A transaction with a person who is disqualified from that transaction, unless you obtain a waiver or exception under the statute, Executive order, or regulation that is the basis for the person's disqualification.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-2.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
