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   <concept id="GSAM_509_405_1"
            audience="GSAR"
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      <title class="- topic/title " xtrc="GSAR">
         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">509.405-1</ph> Continuation of current contracts.</title>
      <conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody ">
         <ol id="d180e13" class="- topic/ol ">
            <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="d178e17" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>  When
a contractor appears as a current exclusion in the System for Award
Management (SAM), consider terminating a contract under any of the
following circumstances:</p>
               <ol id="d180e23" class="- topic/ol ">
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e27" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>  Any
circumstances giving rise to the debarment or suspension also constitute
a default in the contractor’s performance of the contract.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e36" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>  The contractor presents
a significant risk to the Government in completing the contract.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e45" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>  The conduct that provides
the cause of the suspension, proposed debarment, or debarment involved
a GSA contract.</p>
                  </li>
               </ol>
            </li>
            <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="d178e56" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>  Before terminating a
contract when a contractor appears as a current exclusion in the
SAM, consider the following factors:</p>
               <ol id="d180e62" class="- topic/ol ">
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e66" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>  Seriousness of the cause
for debarment or suspension.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e75" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>  Extent of contract performance.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e84" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>  Potential costs of termination
and reprocurement.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e93" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(4)</ph>  Need for or urgency
of the requirement, contract coverage, and the impact of delay for
reprocurement.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e102" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(5)</ph>  Availability of other
safeguards to protect the Government’s interest until completion
of the contract.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d178e112" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(6)</ph>  Availability of alternate
competitive sources to meet the requirement (<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">e.g.</i>, other
multiple award contracts, readily available commercial products and commercial
services). </p>
                  </li>
               </ol>
            </li>
            <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="d178e126" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph> The responsibilities of the agency
head under FAR 9.405-1 are delegated to the Senior Procurement Executive.</p>
            </li>
         </ol>
      </conbody>
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