DEV
This clause is modified by 3 active class deviations
- 2026-O0045 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 16)
- 2026-O0031 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 3)
- 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12)
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. As prescribed in 203.970, use the following clause: Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DEC 2022) (a) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant native language of the workforce, of contractor employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 4701, as described in subpart 203.9 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. (b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts. (End of clause) [74 FR 2411, Jan. 15, 2009, as amended at 78 FR 59854, Sept. 30, 2013; 87 FR 76996, Dec. 16, 2022]
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO
The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul relocates this clause's prescription as follows:
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212.301→212.205(prescriptive text also revised)
See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.
View deviation: 2026-O0045 → · View deviation: 2026-O0031 → · View deviation: 2026-O0028 →R-DFARS Prescription Source
This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviations:
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2026-O0045
— DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 16)
(DFARS Part 216)
Add clause 252.203-7002
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2026-O0031
— DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 3)
(DFARS Part 203)
Add clause 252.203-7002
203.970
Use the clause at 252.203-7002 , Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights, in all solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC.
Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.
Regulatory Stack
The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.
R-DFARS
R-DFARS Prescription
Per Deviation 2026-O0045 (DFARS Part 216/203)
2026-O0045: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 16) — DFARS Part 216
2026-O0031: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 3) — DFARS Part 203
2026-O0031: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 3) — DFARS Part 203
DFARS
DFARS Supplement (eCFR)
⚠ May be superseded by RFO
203.970
Use the clause at 252.203-7002 , Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights, in all solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
Version History
Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.
2 versions tracked from 2022-12-16 to 2022-12-30.
DEC 2022
December 30, 2022
CURRENT
SUBSTANTIVE
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
December 16, 2022 (previous)
December 30, 2022 (current)
1 added, 1 removed
(a)
(a) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant native language of the workforce, of contractor employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 2409, as described in subpart 203.9 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
(a)
(a) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant native language of the workforce, of contractor employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 4701, as described in subpart 203.9 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
DEC 2022
December 16, 2022
SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR
Active Class Deviations
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