52.203-14 Display of Hotline Poster(s).
Prescription and Applicability
FAR Prescription, 3.1004(b)
(b)
(1) Unless the contract is for the acquisition of a commercial product or commercial service or will be performed entirely outside the United States, insert the clause at 52.203-14, Display of Hotline Poster(s), if-
(i) The contract exceeds $7.5 million or a lesser amount established by the agency; and
(ii) (A) The agency has a fraud hotline poster; or
(B) The contract is funded with disaster assistance funds.
(2) In paragraph (b)(3) of the clause, the contracting officer shall-
(i) Identify the applicable posters; and
(ii) Insert the website link(s) or other contact information for obtaining the agency and/or Department of Homeland Security poster.
(3) In paragraph (d) of the clause, if the agency has established policies and procedures for display of the OIG fraud hotline poster at a lesser amount, the contracting officer shall replace "$7.5 million" with the lesser amount that the agency has established.
DFARS Supplementary Guidance, 203.1004
(a) Use the clause at 252.203-7003 , Agency Office of the Inspector General, in solicitations and contracts that include the FAR clause 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. (b)(2)(ii) Unless the contract is for the acquisition of a commercial product or commercial service, use the clause at 252.203-7004, Display of Hotline Posters, in lieu of the clause at FAR 52.203-14, Display of Hotline Poster(s), in solicitations and contracts, if the contract value exceeds $7.5 million. If the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides disaster relief funds for the contract, DHS will provide information on how to obtain and display the DHS fraud hotline poster (see FAR 3.1003).
Current Text
52.203-14 Display of Hotline Poster(s).
As prescribed in 3.1004(b), insert the following clause:
Display of Hotline Poster(s) (NOV 2021)
(a) Definition.
United States, as used in this clause, means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.
(b) Display of fraud hotline poster(s). Except as provided in paragraph (c)—
(1) During contract performance in the United States, the Contractor shall prominently display in common work areas within business segments performing work under this contract and at contract work sites—
(i) Any agency fraud hotline poster or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fraud hotline poster identified in paragraph (b)(3) of this clause; and
(ii) Any DHS fraud hotline poster subsequently identified by the Contracting Officer.
(2) Additionally, if the Contractor maintains a company website as a method of providing information to employees, the Contractor shall display an electronic version of the poster(s) at the website.
(3) Any required posters may be obtained as follows:
Poster(s)
Obtain from
_________ _________
_________ _________
( Contracting Officer shall insert —(i) Appropriate agency name(s) and/or title of applicable Department of Homeland Security fraud hotline poster); and
(ii) The website(s) or other contact information for obtaining the poster(s).)
(c) If the Contractor has implemented a business ethics and conduct awareness program, including a reporting mechanism, such as a hotline poster, then the Contractor need not display any agency fraud hotline posters as required in paragraph (b) of this clause, other than any required DHS posters.
(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts that exceed the threshold specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.1004(b)(1) on the date of subcontract award, except when the subcontract—
(1) Is for the acquisition of a commercial product or commercial service; or
(2) Is performed entirely outside the United States.
(End of clause)
[72 FR 65882, Nov. 23, 2007, as amended at 80 FR 38299, July 2, 2015; 85 FR 27091, May 6, 2020; 86 FR 61032, Nov. 4, 2021]
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