---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 809.406-1"
title: "48"
number: "809.406-1"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/809.406-1"
---

# §809.406-1. General.

- (a) For the purposes of FAR 9.406-1, the SDO's authority includes debarments pursuant to the Federal Management Regulation at [41 CFR 102-117.295](/cfr/41/102-117.295.md). In addition to the factors listed in FAR 9.406-1, the SDO may consider the following examples before arriving at a debarment decision:
  - (1) Whether the contractor had a mechanism, such as a hotline, by which employees could have reported suspected instances of improper conduct, and instructions in place that encouraged employees to make such reports; or
  - (2) Whether the contractor conducted periodic reviews of company business practices, procedures, policies, and internal controls for compliance with standards of conduct and the special requirements of Government contracting.
- (c) As provided in FAR 9.406-1(c), authority to determine whether to continue business dealings between VA and a contractor suspended, proposed for debarment, or debarred is delegated to the SDO.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 85 FR 60074, Sept. 24, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2717, Jan. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted.