A/OPE shall accomplish the agency responsibilities prescribed in FAR 9.404(c)(1) through (c)(3). The authority to establish procedures prescribed in FAR 9.404(c)(7) is delegated, without power of redelegation, to the head of the contracting activity.
609.404-70 Specially Designated Nationals List.
Contracting officers shall not award to any of the entities listed on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, available on the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control Web site at http://www.treas.gov/ofac/ . Contracting officers shall consult this list prior to award for any dollar amount. This list may also be accessed through the EPLS Web site at http://epls.arnet.gov.
