48 CFR § 803.203 - 803.203 Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s803.203"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 803.203 - 803.203 Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "803.203"
section_name: "803.203 Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "803"
part_name: "IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C.1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 2717, Jan. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "803"
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# 803.203 803.203 Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause.
(a) Any VA employee must report a suspected violation of the Gratuities clause to the contracting officer or a higher level VA official.
(b) The report must identify the contractor and the personnel involved, provide a summary of the pertinent evidence and circumstances that indicate a violation, and include any other available supporting documentation.
(c) The contracting officer or higher level official must supplement the file with appropriate information and promptly forward the report to the DSPE, with copies to the VA Office of the Inspector General and the Assistant Secretary for Management.