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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
3000 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3000
ACQUISITION
AND SUSTAINMENT
In reply refer to
DARS Tracking Number: 2020-O0014
MEMORANDUM FOR COMMANDER, UNITED STATES CYBER
COMMAND (ATTN: ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE)
COMMANDER, UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS
COMMAND (ATTN: ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE)
COMMANDER, UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION
COMMAND (ATTN: ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE)
DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
(PROCUREMENT)
DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
(PROCUREMENT)
DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
(CONTRACTING)
DIRECTORS, DEFENSE AGENCIES
DIRECTORS, DEFENSE FIELD ACTIVITIES
SUBJECT: Class Deviation 2020-O0014—Flexibilities for Electronic Delivery of Information
Related to Suspensions and Debarments
Effective immediately, in response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
outbreak, debarring and suspending officials may deviate from the requirements at Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.406-3(c) and (e) and 9.407-3(c) and (d)(4) to provide notices of
proposed debarment or suspension and debarring and suspension official decisions to contractors
via certified mail, return receipt requested. In addition to these forms of notification, debarring
and suspending officials are also authorized to provide such notices and decisions to contractors
electronically via e-mail and/or secure file exchange service.
Initial notices of suspension or proposed debarment sent via email shall make available
copies of the record which formed the basis for the decision, as required by Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Appendix H-101. In addition, as a deviation to
the above provisions of the FAR, suspending and debarring officials shall include instructions for
a contractor to present matters in opposition or evidence relevant to the facts, as authorized by
DFARS Appendix H-103 and H-104, either in writing via mail or email or in person or through a
representative and, as deemed appropriate by the suspending and debarring official, via
telephone or video-teleconference.
This class deviation remains in effect until rescinded. My point of contact is Mr. Jeff
Grover, who is available at 703-697-9352 or jeffrey.c.grover.civ@mail.mil.
Kim Herrington
Acting Principal Director,
Defense Pricing and Contracting