EPLS

GSA eLibrary automatically checks to see if a contractor is found on the System for Award Management (SAM)/Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). If the contractor “is” found on the SAM/EPLS system, it is advised that you review the exclusion in SAM. Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR 9.405-1 recognizes, in most cases, that customers should not place orders with Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contractors who are debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment. Before soliciting offers, and placing orders under Federal Supply Schedule contracts, blanket purchase agreements, or basic ordering agreements, customers are reminded it is their responsibility to check the EPLS, https://www.epls.gov, for potential excluded parties.
*FAR 9.405 hyperlink points to: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%209_4.html#wp1083348