La. Admin. Code tit. 34 § V-2401

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-2401 - Suspension, Debarment and Reinstatement [Formerly LAC 34:V.2539]

A. Authority. After reasonable notice to the person involved and reasonable opportunity for that person to be heard, the state chief procurement officer shall have authority to suspend or debar an individual or business for cause from consideration for a contract, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1672.

1. The state shall also have the right to suspend or terminate a contract based on the absence of appropriated, funds for the acquisition of goods or services or for cause; or, when in the best interest of the state.

B. Reinstatement

1. If the commissioner finds that the state chief procurement officer was in error, then he may reinstate said individual or business. If the commissioner affirms the decision of the state chief procurement officer that decision is final and conclusive.

2. The state chief procurement officer, upon request of a debarred individual or business shall review the requesting debarred contractor's file on an annual basis, and may reinstate said contractor for future consideration if he believes the circumstances warrant reinstatement and it would be in the best interest of the state. A list of debarred individuals and businesses shall be kept by the Office of State Procurement and made available upon request to state agencies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 34, § V-2401

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Contractual Review, LR 8:594 (November 1982), amended LR 10:458 (June 1984), LR 11:1071 (November 1985), repromulgated LR 40:2566 (December 2014), amended by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Procurement, LR 41:1282 (July 2015), amended LR 44:766 (April 2018), repromulgated LR 47584 (5/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1490(B).