# PGI PART 203 - IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

PGI 203.1 —SAFEGUARDS

PGI 203.5 —OTHER IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES

PGI 203.570 Prohibition on persons convicted of fraud or other defense-contract-related felonies.

PGI 203.570-1 Scope.

PGI 203.570-2 Prohibition period.

PGI 203.8 — LIMITATIONS ON THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS TO INFLUENCE FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS

## PGI 203.1 —SAFEGUARDS

No Current PGI Text.

## PGI 203.5 —OTHER IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES

### PGI 203.570 Prohibition on persons convicted of fraud or other defense-contract-related felonies.

#### PGI 203.570-1 Scope.

The complete text of 10 U.S.C. 2408, Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Defense-Contract Related Felonies and Related Criminal Penalty on Defense Contractors, is available at http://uscode.house.gov/ (Select “Search the U.S. Code”; then type “10 USC Sec. 2408” (including the quotation marks) in the search engine window and click on the search button).

#### PGI 203.570-2 Prohibition period.

(a)(1) The contracting officer shall—

(i) Review any request for waiver; and

(ii) Deny the request if the contracting officer decides the waiver is not required in the interests of national security; or

(iii) Forward the request to the head of the agency or designee for approval if the contracting officer decides the waiver may be in the interest of national security.

(2) The head of the agency or designee shall report all waivers granted, and the reasons for granting the waiver, to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), who will forward the report to Congress as required by 10 U.S.C. 2408(a)(3).

(3) Guidance on using the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management is available at PGI 209.105-1 .

(b) Submit a copy of the determination to Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531.

## PGI 203.8 — LIMITATIONS ON THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS TO INFLUENCE FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS

(a) Report violations or potential violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (31 U.S.C. 1352) through agency channels to the Deputy Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (Contracting Policy and International Contracting), osd.pentagon.ousd-atl.mbx.cpic@mail.mil.

(b) Click here to view OUSD(AT&L) memorandum dated March 5, 2012, Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG) Report 2012-030, Contractor Compliance Varies with Classification of Lobbying Costs and Reporting of Lobbying Activities (Project No. D2010-DOOOCF-0145.000).