48 CFR § 903.203 - 903.203 Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause.

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title: "48 CFR § 903.203 - 903.203   Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause."
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# 903.203 903.203   Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause.

(a) Suspected violations of the Gratuities clause shall be reported to the Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) in writing detailing the circumstances. The HCA will evaluate the report and, if the report appears to substantiate the allegations, the matter will be referred to the Senior Procurement Executive for disposition.

[49 FR 11940, Mar. 28, 1984, as amended at 59 FR 9104, Feb. 25, 1994; 74 FR 36378, July 22, 2009]