Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 3: Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest--FAR sections affected: 52.203-2, 52.203-7, 52.203-13, and 52.203-16

OMB control number 9000-0018, Certification of Independent Price Determination and Parent Company and Identifying Data, is being combined with OMB Control Number 9000-0164, Contractor Business Ethics Compliance Program and Disclosure Requirements; and OMB control number 9000-0183, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees. Certification of Independent Price Determination requires the offeror to certify that the prices in the offer have been arrived at independently. Agencies are required to report under 41 U.S.C. 3101 (Formerly 41 U.S.C. 252(b)(i)) and 10 U.S.C. 2305(d) suspected violations of the antitrust laws (e.g., collusive bidding, identical bids, uniform estimating systems, etc.) to the Attorney General. Contractor Code of Business Ethic and Conduct requires contractors to notify the respective agency Office of Inspector General when the contractor has credible evidence that the contractor’s principal, employee, agent, or subcontractor committed a violation of certain federal criminal laws, or a violation of the Civil False Claims Act. Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest requires contractors to notify contracting officers whenever they become aware of any personal conflict of interest violations by a covered employee.

The latest form for Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 3: Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest--FAR sections affected: 52.203-2, 52.203-7, 52.203-13, and 52.203-16 expires 2021-02-28 and can be found here.

Certification of Independent Price Determination- FAR Section Affected: 52.203-2

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