---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 1401.270"
title: "2"
number: "1401.270"
heading: "Suspension."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/1401.270"
---

# §1401.270. Suspension.


Suspension means an action taken by a Federal agency that immediately prohibits a recipient from participating in Federal Government procurement contracts and covered non-procurement transactions for a temporary period, pending completion of an investigation and any judicial or administrative proceedings that may ensue. A recipient so prohibited is suspended, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation for procurement contracts ([48 CFR part 9](/cfr/48/part9.md), [subpart 9.4](/cfr/2/subpart9.4.md)) and [2 CFR part 180](/cfr/2/part180.md). Suspension of a recipient is a distinct and separate action from suspension of an award or suspension of payments under an award.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note, 7501; 41 U.S.C. 252a; 41 U.S.C. 701-707.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 71008, Nov. 22, 2010, unless otherwise noted.