---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 180.505"
title: "2"
number: "180.505"
heading: "Who uses SAM.gov Exclusions?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/180.505"
---

# §180.505. Who uses SAM.gov Exclusions?

- (a) Federal agency officials use SAM.gov Exclusions to determine whether to enter into a transaction with a person, as required under [§ 180.430](/cfr/2/180.430.md).
- (b) Participants also may, but are not required to, use SAM.gov Exclusions to determine if:
  - (1) Principals of their transactions are excluded or disqualified, as required under [§ 180.320](/cfr/2/180.320.md); or
  - (2) Persons with whom they are entering into covered transactions at the next lower tier are excluded or disqualified.
- (c) The SAM.gov Exclusions are available to the general public.

## 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.