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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 3: Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest › Subpart 3.9

FAR 3.906 Contract clause.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section directs contracting officers to include the clause at 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights, in all solicitations and contracts, except those for DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable intelligence community elements. For contractors, this means the clause will generally appear in their contracts, except for those specific agencies.

Applies to: Contracting officers and contractors

What it requires

  • Insert the clause at 52.203-17 in all solicitations and contracts, except those of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community.

Key terms: Contracting officer · 52.203-17 · Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights · solicitations · contracts

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

The text

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights, in all solicitations and contracts, except solicitations and contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community (see 3.900(a)).

Sections it refers to

  • 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights.
  • 3.900 Scope of subpart.

Sections that refer to it

← 3.905-2 Enforcement of orders. · 3.907 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act). →

Rule changes for FAR Part 3

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

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