While searching for more debarment guidelines, I came across these tidbits: =================================================================== Title 7, Ch. 2 Arizona Administrative Code State Board of Education R7-2-1161. Authority to debar or suspend A. The governing board has the authority to debar or suspend a person from participating in school district procurements. B. The causes for debarment or suspension include the following: 3. Conviction or civil judgment finding a violation by any person or any subsidiary or affiliate of any person under state or federal antitrust statutes. www.mpsaz.org/purchasing/protest.pdf Same as before - Schools may debar anti-trust violators. =================================================================== Same thing for ASU: www.abor.asu.edu/1_the_regents/policymanual/chap3/3-809.pdf (page 11) =================================================================== Same thing for the State: http://sporas.ad.state.az.us/AZPolicy_art9.htm#Debarment =================================================================== Tom Emerson is right - there is not much originality from one government agency to the next in Arizona - they all pretty much copy the same text and format. Let the letter writing begin!!! George