1. (a) Federal agency officials use SAM Exclusions to determine whether to enter into a transaction with a person, as required under § 180.430.

2. (b) Participants also may, but are not required to, use SAM Exclusions to determine if—

   1. (1) Principals of their transactions are excluded or disqualified, as required under § 180.320; or
   2. (2) Persons with whom they are entering into covered transactions at the next lower tier are excluded or disqualified.
3. (c) Sam Exclusions are available to the general public.

[70 FR 51865, Aug. 31, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 75879, Dec. 19, 2014]