5 CFR §919.505
- (a)Federal agency officials use the EPLS to determine whether to enter into a transaction with a person, as required under § 919.430.
- (b)Participants also may, but are not required to, use the EPLS to determine if—
- (1)Principals of their transactions are excluded or disqualified, as required under § 919.320; or
- (2)Persons with whom they are entering into covered transactions at the next lower tier are excluded or disqualified.
- (c)The EPLS is available to the general public.