---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 970.2606"
title: "48"
number: "970.2606"
heading: "Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/970.2606"
---

# §970.2606. Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.

- (a) The contracting officer shall comply with the procedures of [48 CFR 26.505](/cfr/48/26.505.md) regarding the suspension of contract payments, the termination of the contract for default, and the debarment and suspension of a contractor relative to failure to comply with the clause at 970.5226-5, Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites.
- (b) For purposes of [10 CFR part 707](/cfr/10/part707.md), the specific causes for suspension of contract payments, termination of the contract for default, and debarment and suspension of the contractor are:
  - (1) The contractor fails to either comply with the requirements of [10 CFR part 707](/cfr/10/part707.md) or perform in a manner consistent with its approved program;
  - (2) The contractor has failed to comply with the terms of the provision at 970.5226-4, Agreement Regarding Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites;
  - (3) Such a number of contractor employees having been convicted of violations of criminal drug statutes for violations occurring on the DOE-owned or -controlled site, as to indicate that the contractor has failed to make a good faith effort to provide a drug free workplace; or,
  - (4) The offeror has submitted a false certification in response to the provision at 970.5226-4, Agreement Regarding Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites.

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 81009, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 74 FR 36372, July 22, 2009; 75 FR 68221, Nov. 5, 2010. Redesignated and amended at 89 FR 89785, Nov. 13, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201; 2282a; 2282b; 2282c; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 81009, Dec. 22, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 81009, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 74 FR 36372, July 22, 2009; 75 FR 68221, Nov. 5, 2010. Redesignated and amended at 89 FR 89785, Nov. 13, 2024]