---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1212.670"
title: "36"
number: "1212.670"
heading: "Suspension."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1212.670"
---

# §1212.670. Suspension.


Suspension means an action taken by a Federal agency that immediately prohibits a recipient from participating in Federal Government procurement contracts and covered nonprocurement 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/36/subpart9.4.md)) and the common rule, Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement), that implements Executive Order 12549 and Executive Order 12689. 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: 41 U.S.C. 701, et seq.; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66544, 66617, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.