AFARS PART 5109

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AFARS -- Part 5109

Contractor Qualifications

Subpart 5109.4 -- Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility

5109.402 -- Policy.

(d) The Chief, Procurement Fraud Branch, U.S. Army Contract and Fiscal Law Division, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, Office the Judge Advocate General processes and recommends debarment or suspension action to the debarring or suspension official. [AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]

5109.403 -- Definitions.

(S-90) The debarring officials for overseas installations are --

[AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]

5109.404 – Excluded parties list system.

(c) (7) The Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) must establish required procedures within their contracting activities. [AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]

5109.405 -- Effect of listing.

(a) If a contracting officer believes that a compelling reason exists to do business with a contractor who has been debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment, he/she must send a request for a determination to the HCA. If the HCA concurs, the request and concurrence will be sent through the Chief, Procurement Fraud Branch (see 5101.290(b)(8)) to the Army Suspension and Debarment Official (SDO) for a determination. If the Army SDO determines that there is compelling reason for such action, the Army SDO shall provide written notice to the GSA. [AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]

5109.406 Debarment.

5109.406-3 -- Procedures.

(a) Investigation and referral.

When the contracting officer becomes aware of a situation that requires investigation under FAR Subpart 9.4, he/she must contact the local Procurement Fraud Advisor (PFA) who will send a Procurement Flash Report in accordance with paragraph 8-5 of Army Regulation (AR) 27-40 when there is a reasonable suspicion of procurement fraud or irregularity or the procuring agency refers the matter for investigation. The contracting officer must provide information to the PFA for the Procurement Flash Report as required.

[AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]

5109.407 -- Suspension.

5109.407-3 -- Procedures.

(a) Investigation and referral.

Prepare and process reports in accordance with 5109.406-3.

Subpart 5109.5 – Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interests

5109.503 – Waiver.

Only the HCA can waive the general rule or procedures required by FAR 9.503.

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