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DFARS 252.203-7004 Display of Hotline Posters.

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In plain English

This clause requires contractors performing DoD contracts to prominently display the DoD fraud, waste, and abuse hotline poster in common work areas. If the contract uses DHS disaster relief funds and work is performed in the United States, the DHS fraud hotline poster must also be displayed. Contractors must also flow this requirement down to certain subcontracts.

Applies to: Contractors performing work under DoD contracts, and their covered subcontractors

What it requires

  • Display prominently the DoD fraud, waste, and abuse hotline poster in common work areas within business segments performing work under DoD contracts.
  • If the contract is funded in whole or in part by DHS disaster relief funds and work is performed in the United States, display the DHS fraud hotline poster in addition to the DoD hotline poster.
  • If a significant portion of the employee workforce does not speak English, display the poster in the foreign languages that a significant portion of the employees speak.
  • If the Contractor maintains a company Web site as a method of providing information to employees, display an electronic version of the required poster at the Web site.

Key terms: United States · DoD fraud, waste, and abuse hotline poster · DHS fraud hotline poster · common work areas · commercial product or commercial service

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 203.1004(b)(2)(ii), use the following clause:

Display of Hotline Posters (JAN 2023)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause—

United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Display of hotline poster(s). (1)(i) The Contractor shall display prominently the DoD fraud, waste, and abuse hotline poster prepared by the DoD Office of the Inspector General, in effect at time of contract award, in common work areas within business segments performing work under Department of Defense (DoD) contracts.

(ii) For contracts performed outside the United States, when security concerns can be appropriately demonstrated, the contracting officer may provide the contractor the option to publicize the program to contractor personnel in a manner other than public display of the poster, such as private employee written instructions and briefings.

(2) If the contract is funded, in whole or in part, by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disaster relief funds and the work is to be performed in the United States, the DHS fraud hotline poster shall be displayed in addition to the DoD hotline poster. If a display of a DHS fraud hotline poster is required, the Contractor may obtain such poster from—

(i) DHS Office of Inspector General/MAIL STOP 0305, Attn: Office of Investigations—Hotline, 245 Murray Lane SW., Washington, DC 20528-0305; or

(ii) Via the Internet at https://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Hotline/DHS_OIG_Hotline-optimized.jpg.

(c)(1) These DoD hotline poster may be obtained from: Defense Hotline, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1900, or is also available via the internet at https://www.dodig.mil/Resources/Posters-and-Brochures/.

(2) If a significant portion of the employee workforce does not speak English, then the poster is to be displayed in the foreign languages that a significant portion of the employees speak.

(3) Additionally, if the Contractor maintains a company Web site as a method of providing information to employees, the Contractor shall display an electronic version of the required poster at the Web site.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts that exceed the threshold specified in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 203.1004(b)(2)(ii) on the date of subcontract award, except when the subcontract is for the acquisition of a commercial product or commercial service.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General. · 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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