Contractors are not allowed to participate in federally funded projects if they are suspended or debarred

by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), other federal agencies or state agencies

. The contractor is required to certify its current eligibility status. Certification is also required of all prospective participants in lower-tier transactions. This includes subcontractors, material suppliers, vendors, etc. Each participant must certify:

“...that it and its principals are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal department or agency …. and that they have not been convicted or had civil judgment rendered within the past three years for certain types of offenses.”

GSA has the responsibility to compile, maintain and distribute the list of suspended and debarred parties excluded from all federal procurement and non-procurement programs. The GSA list is distributed to all FHWA field offices and is provided to TxDOT to assure suspended or debarred parties are not awarded federal-aid highway projects. GSA’s list of debarred firms may be accessed on the (SAM) website. The state of Texas has similar requirements prohibiting contracts with debarred contractors. The state’s list of debarred firms may be accessed on the Comptroller’s (comptroller’s list) website or on TxDOT’s website.

The provides a description of the required practices that must be implemented by the LG and TxDOT to ensure contractors have not been suspended or debarred.