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                        Section 919.25
                        
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                  How is this part written? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.50
                        
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                  Do terms in this part have special meanings? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.75
                        
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                  What does this part do? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.100
                        
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                  Does this part apply to me? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.105
                        
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                  What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.110
                        
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                  How does an exclusion restrict a person's involvement in covered transactions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.115
                        
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                  May we grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.120
                        
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                  Does an exclusion under the nonprocurement system affect a person's eligibility for Federal procurement contracts? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.125
                        
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                  Does exclusion under the Federal procurement system affect a person's eligibility to participate in nonprocurement transactions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.130
                        
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                  May the OPM exclude a person who is not currently participating in a nonprocurement transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.135
                        
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                  How do I know if a person is excluded? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.140
                        
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                  Does this part address persons who are disqualified, as well as those who are excluded from nonprocurement transactions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.145
                        
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                  What is a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.200
                        
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                  Why is it important if a particular transaction is a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.205
                        
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                  Which nonprocurement transactions are covered transactions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.210
                        
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                  Which nonprocurement transactions are not covered transactions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.215
                        
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                  Are any procurement contracts included as covered transactions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.220
                        
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                  How do I know if a transaction in which I may participate is a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.225
                        
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                  What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.300
                        
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                  May I enter into a covered transaction with an excluded or disqualified person? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.305
                        
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                  What must I do if a Federal agency excludes a person with whom I am already doing business in a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.310
                        
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                  May I use the services of an excluded person as a principal under a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.315
                        
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                  Must I verify that principals of my covered transactions are eligible to participate? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.320
                        
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                  What happens if I do business with an excluded person in a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.325
                        
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                  What requirements must I pass down to persons at lower tiers with whom I intend to do business? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.330
                        
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                  What information must I provide before entering into a covered transaction with the OPM? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.335
                        
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                  If I disclose unfavorable information required under Sec | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.340
                        
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                  What happens if I fail to disclose information required under Sec | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.345
                        
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                  What must I do if I learn of information required under Sec | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.350
                        
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                  What information must I provide to a higher tier participant before entering into a covered transaction with that | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.355
                        
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                  What happens if I fail to disclose the information required under Sec | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.360
                        
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                  What must I do if I learn of information required under Sec | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.365
                        
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                  May I enter into a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.400
                        
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                  May I enter into a covered transaction with a participant if a principal of the transaction is excluded? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.405
                        
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                  May I approve a participant's use of the services of an excluded person? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.410
                        
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                  What must I do if a Federal agency excludes the participant or a principal after I enter into a covered transaction? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.415
                        
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                  May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.420
                        
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                  When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.425
                        
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                  How do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.430
                        
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                  What must I require of a primary tier participant? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.435
                        
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                  What method do I use to communicate those requirements to participants? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.440
                        
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                  What action may I take if a primary tier participant knowingly does business with an excluded or disqualified person? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.445
                        
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                  What action may I take if a primary tier participant fails to disclose the information required under Sec | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.450
                        
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                  What may I do if a lower tier participant fails to disclose the information required under Sec | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.455
                        
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                  What is the purpose of the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.500
                        
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                  Who uses the EPLS? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.505
                        
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                  Who maintains the EPLS? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.510
                        
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                  What specific information is in the EPLS? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.515
                        
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                  Who places the information into the EPLS? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.520
                        
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                  Whom do I ask if I have questions about a person in the EPLS? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.525
                        
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                  Where can I find the EPLS? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.530
                        
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                  How do suspension and debarment actions start? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.600
                        
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                  How does suspension differ from debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.605
                        
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                  What procedures does the OPM use in suspension and debarment actions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.610
                        
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                  How does the OPM notify a person of a suspension or debarment action? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.615
                        
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                  Do Federal agencies coordinate suspension and debarment actions? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.620
                        
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                  What is the scope of a suspension or debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.625
                        
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                  May the OPM impute conduct of one person to another? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.630
                        
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                  May the OPM settle a debarment or suspension action? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.635
                        
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                  May a settlement include a voluntary exclusion? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.640
                        
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                  Do other Federal agencies know if the OPM agrees to a voluntary exclusion? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.645
                        
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                  When may the suspending official issue a suspension? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.700
                        
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                  What does the suspending official consider in issuing a suspension? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.705
                        
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                  When does a suspension take effect? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.710
                        
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                  What notice does the suspending official give me if I am suspended? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.715
                        
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                  How may I contest a suspension? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.720
                        
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                  How much time do I have to contest a suspension? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.725
                        
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                  What information must I provide to the suspending official if I contest a suspension? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.730
                        
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                  Under what conditions do I get an additional opportunity to challenge the facts on which the suspension is based? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.735
                        
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                  Are suspension proceedings formal? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.740
                        
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                  How is fact-finding conducted? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.745
                        
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                  What does the suspending official consider in deciding whether to continue or terminate my suspension? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.750
                        
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                  When will I know whether the suspension is continued or terminated? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.755
                        
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                  How long may my suspension last? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.760
                        
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                  What are the causes for debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.800
                        
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                  What notice does the debarring official give me if I am proposed for debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.805
                        
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                  When does a debarment take effect? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.810
                        
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                  How may I contest a proposed debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.815
                        
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                  How much time do I have to contest a proposed debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.820
                        
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                  What information must I provide to the debarring official if I contest a proposed debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.825
                        
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                  Under what conditions do I get an additional opportunity to challenge the facts on which a proposed debarment is based? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.830
                        
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                  Are debarment proceedings formal? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.835
                        
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                  How is fact-finding conducted? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.840
                        
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                  What does the debarring official consider in deciding whether to debar me? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.845
                        
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                  What is the standard of proof in a debarment action? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.850
                        
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                  Who has the burden of proof in a debarment action? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.855
                        
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                  What factors may influence the debarring official's decision? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.860
                        
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                  How long may my debarment last? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.865
                        
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                  When do I know if the debarring official debars me? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.870
                        
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                  May I ask the debarring official to reconsider a decision to debar me? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.875
                        
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                  What factors may influence the debarring official during reconsideration? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.880
                        
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                  May the debarring official extend a debarment? | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.885
                        
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                  Adequate evidence | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.900
                        
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                  Affiliate | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.905
                        
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                  Agency | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.910
                        
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                  Agent or representative | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.915
                        
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                  Civil judgment | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.920
                        
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                  Conviction | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.925
                        
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                  Debarment | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.930
                        
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                  Debarring official | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.935
                        
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                  Disqualified | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.940
                        
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                  Excluded or exclusion | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.945
                        
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                  Excluded Parties List System | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.950
                        
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                  Indictment | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.955
                        
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                  Ineligible or ineligibility | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.960
                        
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                  Legal proceedings | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.965
                        
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                  Nonprocurement transaction | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.970
                        
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                  Notice | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.975
                        
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                  Participant | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.980
                        
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                  Person | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.985
                        
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                  Preponderance of the evidence | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.990
                        
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                  Principal | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.995
                        
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                  Respondent | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.1000
                        
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                  State | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.1005
                        
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                  Suspending official | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.1010
                        
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                  Suspension | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.1015
                        
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                  Voluntary exclusion or voluntarily excluded | 
                
                
                
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                        Section 919.1020
                        
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                  Purpose |