Adm 24.02(12)(12) “Secretary” means the secretary of the department or an authorized representative or designee.

Adm 24.02(13)(13) “Suspension” means action taken by the department under s. Adm 24.06 to exclude a contractor from contracting with the department or from department-approved subcontracting temporarily pending the completion of an investigation or of a debarment decision-making proceeding. A contractor so excluded is “suspended.”

Adm 24.03(1)(a)(a) The department shall compile and maintain a current, consolidated list of debarred, suspended and ineligible contractors.

Adm 24.03(1)(b)(b) The department shall use the consolidated list to ensure that it does not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontract with listed contractors, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

Adm 24.03(2)(2) Records. The department shall maintain records relating to each debarred or suspended contractor. Records shall contain all of the following:

Adm 24.03(2)(a)(a) Names and addresses of all debarred or suspended contractors.

Adm 24.03(2)(b)(b) Cause or causes for each debarment or suspension.

Adm 24.03(2)(c)(c) Any limitations on or deviations from the normal effect of debarment or suspension.

Adm 24.03(2)(d)(d) Effective date of the debarment or suspension and, in the case of a debarment, during the term of the contract.

Adm 24.04(1)(a)(a) The department may not knowingly solicit bids from, award contracts to, renew an existing contract with, or consent to subcontracts with a debarred or suspended contractor, unless the secretary determines, in writing, that a compelling reason for such dealing with the contractor exists.

Adm 24.04(1)(b)(b) The department may not enter a contract with an ineligible contractor and, if applicable, shall exclude ineligible contractors from subcontracts under the conditions and for the period set forth in the applicable statutes, rules, orders or other legal authority. The department may not knowingly solicit bids from, award contracts to, renew an existing contract with, or consent to subcontract with these contractors except in accord with the applicable statutes, rules, orders or other legal authority.

Adm 24.04(2)(a)(a) Notwithstanding the listing of a contractor, the department may continue contracts or subcontracts in existence at the time the contractor was debarred or suspended, unless the secretary determines that contract termination is in the public interest.

Adm 24.04(2)(b)(b) Contract termination decisions under par. (a), if any, may be made only after review by and consultation with both department contracting personnel and department legal counsel to assure the propriety of the proposed contract termination.

Adm 24.04(2)(c)(c) The department may not renew existing contracts or subcontracts with debarred or suspended contractors, unless the secretary determines and states in writing a compelling reason for the contract renewal or extension.

Adm 24.04(3)(3) Subcontract restrictions. When a debarred or suspended contractor is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to department approval, the department may not give approval unless the secretary determines and states in writing a compelling reason for the approval.

Adm 24.05(1)(a)(a) The department may, in the public interest, debar a contractor for any of the causes contained in sub. (2), using the procedures in sub. (3). The existence of a cause for debarment as specified in sub. (2), however, shall not necessarily require that a contractor be debarred; the seriousness of any contractor’s acts or omissions and any mitigating factors shall be considered in making any debarment decision.

Adm 24.05(1)(b)(b) Debarment of a contractor constitutes debarment of all divisions or other organizational elements of the debarred contractor, unless the debarment is explicitly limited to specific divisions or organizational elements.

Adm 24.05(1)(c)(c) The department may extend the debarment to include any affiliates of a debarred contractor, if the affiliates are specifically named and are given written notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to respond pursuant to sub. (4).

Adm 24.05(1)(d)(d) When no suspension is in effect pursuant to s. Adm 24.06 at the time the department contemplates debarment of a contractor, no contracts shall be awarded to, and no subcontracts shall be approved for, the contractor, pending a debarment decision by the department.