§601.105. Business relationships. — Inbound Citations

(a) If a disagreement under § 601.107 is not resolved within 10 days after it was lodged with the contracting officer, if the use of ADR fails to resolve it at any time, if the supplier is not satisfied with the contracting officer's resolution of the disagreement, or if the decision not to accept or consider proposals under § 601.105 is contested, the SDR Official is available to provide final resolution of the matter. The Postal Service desires to resolve all such matters quickly and inexpensively in keeping with the regulations in this part.

(a) The Postal Service's suspension and debarment process protects the Postal Service and other federal government entities from doing business with parties that engage in improper conduct. Except as provided otherwise in this part, the Postal Service may not solicit proposals from, or award new contracts to, parties that are excluded from federal contracting. Postal Service suppliers are also prohibited from awarding subcontracts to excluded parties, or employing excluded parties as key personnel or in positions that require access to Postal Service data, mail or facilities. Debarment, suspension and ineligibility under the procedures described in this section are separate from the procedures for declining to accept proposals under § 601.105.