15 C.F.R. § 26.110 What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade
(a) To protect the public interest, the Federal Government ensures the integrity of Federal programs by conducting business only with responsible persons. (b) A Federal agency uses the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system to exclude from Federal programs persons who are not presently responsible. (c) An exclusion is a serious action that a Federal agency may take only to protect the public interest. A Federal agency may not exclude a person or commodity for the purposes of punishment.
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 26—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)
Subpart A—General
§ 26.110 What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?