Subpart 2903.1 - Safeguards

Parent topic: PART 2903 - IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF

INTEREST

2903.101 Standards of conduct.

2903.101-1 General.

The statutory prohibitions and their application to DOL personnel are discussed in the Standards of

Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, 5 CFR part 2635 and the supplemental DOL

standards of conduct, 5 CFR part 5201. All DOL personnel involved in acquisitions must become

familiar with these statutory prohibitions. Any questions concerning them must be referred to an

Agency Ethics Official in the Office of the Solicitor. In addition to criminal penalties, the statutes

provide that transactions entered into in violation of these prohibitions are voidable (18 U.S.C. 218).

Any suspected violations must be reported promptly to the Office of the Inspector General.

2903.104 Procurement integrity.

2903.104-3 Definitions.

Agency ethics official means the Solicitor or the Associate Solicitor for Legislation and Legal

Counsel.

2903.104-5 Disclosure, protection, and marking of

contractor bid or proposal information and source selection

information.

(a) Government employees serving in the following positions are authorized access to proprietary or

source selection information, but only to the extent necessary to perform their official duties:

(1) Personnel participating in technical evaluation panels (i.e., source selection board) or personnel

evaluating an offeror's or bidder's technical or cost proposal under other competitive procedures,

and personnel evaluating protests.

(2) Personnel assigned to the contracting office.

(3) The initiator of the procurement request (to include the official having principal technical

cognizance over the requirement).

(4) Small business specialists.
(5) Personnel assigned to the Office of the Solicitor.

(6) Personnel assigned to the Department of Labor's Division of Cost Determination and the Defense

Contract Audit Agency.

(7) Personnel assigned to the Division of Acquisition Management Services.

(8) Members of the Procurement Review Board.

(9) The Office of the Inspector General.

(10) Other Government employees authorized by the contracting officer.

(11) Supervisors, at any level, of the personnel listed in this paragraph (a).

(b) The originator of information that may be source selection information must consult with the

contracting officer or the procurement officer, who must determine whether the information is

source selection information. DOL personnel responsible for preparing source selection information

as defined in FAR 2.101 must assure that the material is marked with the legend in FAR 3.104-4 at

the time the material is prepared.

(c) Unless marked with the legend “SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION - SEE FAR 3.104-4,” draft

specifications, purchase descriptions, and statements of work could erroneously be released during

a market survey in order to determine the capabilities of potential competitive sources (see FAR 7.1

and FAR 10).

2903.104-7 Violations or possible violations of standards of

conduct.

(a) The Senior Procurement Executive is the individual designated to receive the contracting

officer's report of violations.

(b) The HCA or designee must refer all information describing an actual or possible violation to the

Associate Solicitor for Legislation and Legal Counsel, the Senior Procurement Executive, and

Inspector General staff.