---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 180.420"
title: "2"
number: "180.420"
heading: "May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/180.420"
---

# §180.420. May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?


If 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](/cfr/2/180.135.md); 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.

## 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.