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Award Number: 24-DG-11062765-332 <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />to take remedial action, such as reinstatement or back pay. <br />Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 3.903, Whistleblower Protections for <br />Contractor Employees, Policy, prohibits government contractors from retaliating against a <br />contract worker for making a protected disclosure related to the contract. FAR Subpart <br />3.909-1 prohibits the Government from using funds for a contract with an entity that requires <br />its employees or subcontractors to sign internal confidentiality statements prohibiting or <br />restricting disclosures of fraud, waste, or abuse to designated persons. This prohibition does <br />not contravene agreements pertaining to classified information. The regulation also requires <br />contracting officers to insert FAR clause 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower <br />Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights, in all solicitations and <br />contracts that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold as defined in FAR Subpart 3.908. <br />This clause requires notification to contractor employees that they are subject to the <br />whistleblower rights and remedies referenced in 41 U.S.C. § 4712. <br />In order to make a complaint alleging any of the violations mentioned above, one should <br />complete the OIG Hotline form located at: https://www.usda.gov/oig/hotline. For additional <br />information, they may also visit the WPC’s webpage at: https://www.usda.gov/oig/wpc or <br />they may directly contact the WPC at OIGWPC@oig.usda.gov.