{
  "schema_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "answer_key": "epls",
  "artifact_slug": "epls",
  "query": "what is epls",
  "citation_slots": 3,
  "canonical_path": "/gov/sam-exclusion-list",
  "title": "What was EPLS, and where are federal exclusions now?",
  "description": "The legacy EPLS name and the current SAM.gov exclusions source.",
  "answer_capsule": "EPLS was the Excluded Parties List System, a former federal surface for parties excluded from government transactions. Federal exclusion records are now searched through SAM.gov. Each current record is source scoped to an excluding agency, action type, and dates; an absent result does not establish universal eligibility, clearance, or identity.",
  "scope": "This answer explains the legacy term and points to the current GSA system. It does not convert a SAM.gov search result into an award or eligibility decision.",
  "methodology_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "reproducibility_note": "Re-derive this answer from the cited government file; no Fonteum account is required.",
  "limitations": [
    "No-result language is limited to the dated source search."
  ],
  "related_links": [
    {
      "label": "SAM.gov federal contracting hub",
      "href": "/gov"
    }
  ],
  "data_as_of": "2026-07-20",
  "source_artifacts": [
    {
      "source_key": "sam-exclusions",
      "kind": "upstream",
      "file_name": "SAM.gov Exclusions",
      "file_url": "https://sam.gov/content/exclusions",
      "publisher": "U.S. General Services Administration",
      "published_date": null,
      "retrieved_date": null,
      "data_as_of": "2026-07-20",
      "sha256": null
    }
  ],
  "published_date": "2026-07-20",
  "modified_date": "2026-07-20",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source_key": "sam-exclusions",
      "name": "SAM.gov Exclusions",
      "publisher": "U.S. General Services Administration",
      "official_url": "https://sam.gov/content/exclusions",
      "source_date_kind": "accessed",
      "source_date": "2026-07-20",
      "limitation": "SAM.gov is the current federal exclusions system. A source record is scoped to its named action and dates; no result is not universal clearance."
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "fact_key": "legacy-name",
      "label": "Legacy system",
      "value": "Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "sam-exclusions",
        "name": "SAM.gov Exclusions",
        "publisher": "U.S. General Services Administration",
        "official_url": "https://sam.gov/content/exclusions",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-07-20",
        "limitation": "SAM.gov is the current federal exclusions system. A source record is scoped to its named action and dates; no result is not universal clearance."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "current-system",
      "label": "Current search system",
      "value": "SAM.gov Exclusions",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "sam-exclusions",
        "name": "SAM.gov Exclusions",
        "publisher": "U.S. General Services Administration",
        "official_url": "https://sam.gov/content/exclusions",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-07-20",
        "limitation": "SAM.gov is the current federal exclusions system. A source record is scoped to its named action and dates; no result is not universal clearance."
      }
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is EPLS still the current exclusion search?",
      "answer": "No. The current government-wide exclusion search is provided through SAM.gov."
    }
  ]
}