Within the office of supplier integrity and compliance, I hold the title of registrar of ineligibility and suspension. In order for me to make decisions, because I'm the decision-maker under that policy, I have a great team of experts, who look at multiple sources of information to establish if that supplier could pose a risk to the federal government.
If we find something, we send a notice of intent to suspend that supplier, and we give them 10 days to reply to us, because I need to offer fair and due process to suppliers. They have 10 days to come back to me and say why they should not be suspended. If I do not receive a response, or if the response does not change the initial assessment, we declare that supplier suspended or ineligible, depending on the case.
Once that determination has been made, the name of the supplier will be posted on the web in order for other people to see that this supplier is suspended or debarred from federal procurement.