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however, does not necessarily require that the contractor be debarred. The seriousness of the contractor's is acts or omissions and any mitigating factors should be considered in making any debarment decision. (b)Causes. The purchasing manager may debar a prospective contractor for any of the following causes: (1)Conviction of, or civil judgment establishing the contractor's a.Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public contract or subcontract; b.Violation of federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; c.Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements or receiving stolen property; or d.Commission of any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility of a government contractor or subcontractor. (2)Violation of the terms of a government contract or subcontract so serious as to justify debarment, such as willful failure to perform in accordance with the terms of one or more contracts, or a history of failure to perform, or of unsatisfactory performance of one or more contracts. (3)Disbarment by a federal, state or local government, a public authority, or other agency or entity subject to public procurement laws and requirements. • (4)Any other cause of so serious or compelling a nature that it affects the present responsibility of a government contractor or subcontractor. (c)Reports and investigations. The purchasing manager shall establish procedures for the prompt reporting, investigation and referral of matters appropriate for his consideration in contemplating the debarment of a contractor or subcontractor. (d)Debannent procedures. The following procedures governing the debarment decision-making process are designed to be as informal as practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness: (1)Notice to contractor. Debarment shall be initiated by advising the prospective contractor, by hand -delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, that debarment is being considered. Such notice shall include the reasons for the proposed debarment in terms sufficiently detailed to put the contractor on notice of the conduct or transaction(s) upon which the debarment is based, and shall identify the specific period of debarment under consideration. Unless a response is received from the prospective contractor within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice, the purchasing manager's decision shall be final. For the purposes of this subsection the "date of the notice" shall be deemed to be the date on which the notice is hand -delivered to the contractor or is deposited in the United States Mail. (2)Opportunity of contractor to respond. The prospective contractor or his authorized representative may submit to the purchasing manager, in writing, and within 30 days of the date of the notice described in subparagraph (1), any information or argument that the contractor deems relevant to the • proposed debarment, including, without limitation, any specific information that raises a genuine dispute as to a fact that is material to the purchasing manager's findings or conclusions. Following Page 7 of 11