---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 180.135"
title: "2"
number: "180.135"
heading: "May a Federal agency grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/180.135"
---

# §180.135. May a Federal agency grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?

- (a) A Federal agency head or designee may grant an exception permitting an excluded person to participate in a particular covered transaction. If the Federal agency head or designee grants an exception, the exception must be in writing and state the reason(s) for deviating from the government-wide policy in Executive Order 12549.
- (b) An exception granted by one Federal agency for an excluded person does not extend to the covered transactions of another Federal agency.

## Notes

### Authority

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

Source: 89 FR 30115, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted.