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			      <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">509.405-1</ph> Continuation of current contracts.</title>
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						             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>
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								                 Any circumstances giving rise to the debarment or suspension also constitute a default in the contractor’s performance of the contract.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
								                 The contractor presents a significant risk to the Government in completing the contract.</p>
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                        <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>
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						             Before terminating a contract when a contractor appears as a current exclusion in the SAM, consider the following factors:</p>
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								                 Seriousness of the cause for debarment or suspension.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
								                 Extent of contract performance.</p>
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								                 Potential costs of termination and reprocurement.</p>
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                        <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>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(5)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
								                 Availability of other safeguards to protect the Government’s interest until completion of the contract.</p>
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                        <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 items.)</p>
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						            The responsibilities of the agency head under FAR 9.405-1 are delegated to the Senior Procurement Executive.</p>
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