GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION MANUAL (GSAM)
(a) If first article testing and approval is required, GSA usually requires that the contractor perform testing and that the first article:
(1) Be produced at the same facility where production quantities will be produced; and
(2) Serve as the manufacturing standard.
(b) Coordinate the need for first article testing and approval with the Contract Operations Management Division (FXCC), which will provide the information to complete the clauses at FAR 52.209-3 or 52.209-4.
509.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.The responsibilities of the agency head under FAR 9.405-2(a) are delegated to the GSA Suspension and Debarment Official. |
509.406 Debarment.509.406-1 General.The Suspension and Debarment Official is the designee under FAR 9.406-1(c). |
509.407 Suspension.509.407-1 General.The Suspension and Debarment Official is the designee under FAR 9.407-1(d). 509.407-3 Procedures.(a) General. The procedures in 509.406-3 apply to suspension actions except as noted in paragraph (b)of this section. (b) Fact-finding. (1) Fact-finding will not be conducted in an action: (i) Based on an indictment. (ii) When the Suspension and Debarment Official finds no genuine dispute of material facts. |
(2) If the action is not based on an indictment, the Suspension and Debarment Official must coordinate with the Department of Justice or state prosecutorial authority through OIG. Based on the advice received, the Suspension and Debarment Official will determine if fact-finding would impair substantial interests of the Federal or state Government. In an action not based on an indictment, a suspended party may: (i) Identify to the Suspension and Debarment Official material facts in dispute and the bases. (ii) Request review and a written finding by a fact-finding official to resolve genuine disputes of material fact. For procedures involving a genuine dispute of material fact, see 509.406-3(d)(3). |
The Senior Procurement Executive is the designee under FAR 9.503.