Current through September 30, 2024
Section 183.20 - [Effective 10/1/2024] Reporting responsibilities of Federal agencies(a) If a Federal agency restricts all future awards to a covered person or entity, it must enter information on the ineligible person or entity into SAM.gov Exclusions as a prohibited or restricted source pursuant to Never Contract with the Enemy.(b) When a Federal agency terminates or voids a grant or cooperative agreement due to Never Contract with the Enemy, it must report the action as a termination for material failure to comply in SAM.gov. Federal agencies must use the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to enter or amend information in SAM.gov.(c) The Federal agency must document and report to the head of the executive agency concerned (or the designee of such head) and the commander of the covered combatant command concerned (or specific deputies):(1) Any action to restrict all future awards or to terminate or void an award with a covered person or entity.(2) Any decision not to restrict all future awards, terminate, or void an award along with the agency's reasoning for not taking one of these actions after the agency became aware that a person or entity is a prohibited or restricted source.(d) Each report referenced in paragraph (c)(1) of this section must include the following: (1) The executive agency taking such action.(2) An explanation of the basis for the action taken.(3) The value of the terminated or voided grant or cooperative agreement.(4) The value of all grants and cooperative agreements of the executive agency with the person or entity concerned at the time the grant or cooperative agreement was terminated or voided.(e) Each report referenced in paragraph (c)(2) of this section must include the following: (1) The executive agency concerned.(2) An explanation of the basis for not taking the action.(f) For each instance in which an executive agency exercised the additional authority to examine recipient and lower tier entity (for example, subrecipient or contractor) records, the agency must report in writing to the head of the executive agency concerned (or the designee of such head) and the commander of the covered combatant command concerned (or specific deputies) the following: (1) An explanation of the basis for the action taken; and(2) A summary of the results of any examination of records.85 FR 49527, 11/12/2020; 89 FR 30134, 10/1/2024