Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply
Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply
Chapter 5 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT RURAL WATER ASSOCIATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM
Subchapter 7 - Miscellaneous Requirements for ARPA RWAIG recipients
Rule 15-20-72-5.7.2 - Debarment and Suspension
The Department is prohibited from entering into Grant agreements with Grant applicants that have been debarred or suspended by any state or federal agency.
Grant recipients are prohibited from entering into contractual agreements with individuals, businesses, organizations, or any other entities that have been debarred or suspended by any state or federal agency. Additionally, grant recipients are responsible for ensuring that prime contractors utilized on the project are not debarred or suspended. Likewise, prime contractors are responsible for ensuring that subcontractors utilized on the project are not debarred or suspended.
Anyone may contact the Board concerning the existence of a cause for debarment or suspension. The Department may refer the matter to the State Attorney General or other appropriate office for further investigation. If, after review or investigation, the Board reasonably believes that a cause for debarment exists, the Board may propose debarment or suspension and may initiate procedures similar to, but not necessarily identical to, federal regulation 40 CFR Part 32: Debarment and Suspension Under EPA Assistance Programs.
Such above-described debarment or suspension actions will not affect existing executed contractual agreements, unless such agreements have been terminated or suspended under the terms of the agreement by the Grant recipient.
House Bill 1421, 2022 Regular Session
