Executive Order 13627, entitled
Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal
Contracts, dated September 25, 2012 (77 FR 60029, October 2, 2012)
and Title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January 2, 2013) strengthen the
long standing zero-tolerance policy of the United States regarding
Government employees and contractor personnel engaging in any form
of trafficking in persons. Additional protections are required
where the estimated value of the supplies (other than commercially
available off-the-shelf (COTS) items) to be acquired outside the
United States, or the services to be performed, outside the United
States has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000. These
protections include the following: (a) The contractor is required
to implement and maintain a compliance plan during the performance
of the contract that includes an awareness program, a process for
employees to report activity inconsistent with the zero-tolerance
policy, a recruitment and wage plan, a housing plan, and procedures
to prevent subcontractors from engaging in trafficking in persons;
and (b) The contractor is required to submit a certification to the
contracting officer prior to receiving an award, and annually
thereafter, asserting that it has the required compliance plan in
place and that there have been no abuses, or that appropriate
actions have been taken if abuses have been found. The compliance
plan must be provided to the contracting officer upon request, and
relevant portions of it must be posted at the workplace and on the
contractor's website. Additionally, contractors are required to
flow these requirements down to any subcontracts where the
estimated value of the supplies acquired or the services required
to be performed outside the United States exceeds
$500,000.
EO: EO
13627 Name/Subject of EO: Strengthening Protections Against
Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts
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