Fedang de México barred for 30 months from contracting with the State

The Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Secretariat published a circular this Monday, August 31, 2026, ordering all agencies and entities of the Federal Public Administration, the Attorney General’s Office, the federal entities and their municipalities, as well as the territorial demarcations of Mexico City, to refrain from accepting proposals or entering into contracts with the legal entity Fedang de México S.A. de C.V. The document is published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) of the same date, on page 294.

The measure derives from the administrative sanction procedure SANC/INDEP/001/2024, processed by the Internal Control Body of the Institute to Return Stolen Assets to the People, which concluded with the imposition of a fine and the disqualification of the company for thirty (30) months from participating in procurement procedures regulated by the Law on Acquisitions, Leases and Services of the Public Sector.

Scope of the sanction

The resolution, issued on August 12, 2026, determines that Fedang de México S.A. de C.V. is disqualified from participating, directly or through an intermediary, in procurement procedures and from entering into contracts with the public sector. The prohibition takes effect starting the day following the publication of the circular in the DOF.

• The disqualification extends to the Federal Public Administration, the FGR, the states, the municipalities, and the territorial demarcations of Mexico City.
• The sanction applies to both direct participation and participation through an intermediary.
• Contracts already awarded or formalized with the company are not covered by the circular, pursuant to Article 112 of the Regulations of the Law on Acquisitions.

Condition to lift the disqualification

The circular warns that, if the company has not paid the imposed fine upon the expiration of the 30-month period, the disqualification will remain in effect until payment is reliably proven to the Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Secretariat. Only then will its registration be removed from the Compras MX portal (formerly CompraNet), pursuant to Article 60 of the Law on Acquisitions and Article 113 of its Regulations.

Impact on public procurement

The sanction is framed within the new Law on Acquisitions, Leases and Services of the Public Sector, published on April 16, 2025, and its Regulations, published on December 18, 2025, which reinforce control and transparency mechanisms in government procurement. The disqualification of Fedang de México S.A. de C.V. constitutes a precedent for providers who fail to meet their obligations, while protecting public resources against potential irregularities.

For providers and citizens, the measure underscores the validity of the sanctioned registries in Compras MX and the obligation of authorities at all levels of government to verify the status of their counterparts before entering into contracts, within a context of tightening anti-corruption rules in federal public procurement.

Source: Official Gazette of the Federation, August 31, 2026, p. 294 (official reference: Circular of the Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Governance, file SANC/INDEP/001/2024).