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<br /> <br />31 <br />Revised 9/8/2021 <br />paragraph (b) of this subsection, information that the employee reas onably believes is evidence <br />of gross mismanagement of a Federal contract, a gross waste of Federa l funds, an abuse of <br />authority relating to a Federal contract, a substantial and specific danger to public health or <br />safety, or a violation of a law, rule, or regulation related to a Federal contract (including the <br />competition for or negotiation of a contract). A reprisal is prohibited e ven if it is undertaken at <br />the request of an executive branch official, unless the request takes the form of a non- <br />discretionary directive and is within the authority of the executive branch official making the <br />request. <br /> <br />2. Entities to whom disclosure may be made. <br /> <br />(a) A Member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress. <br />(b) An Inspector General. <br />(c) The Government Accounta bility Office. <br />(d) A Federal employee responsible for contract oversight or management at the relevant <br />agency. <br />(e) An authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law enforceme nt agency. <br />(f) A court or grand jury. <br />(g) A management official or other employee of the contractor or subcontractor who has <br />the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. <br /> <br />3. An employee who initiates or provides evidence of a contractor or subcontractor <br />misconduct in any judicial or administrative proceeding relating to waste, fraud, or abuse <br />on a Federal contract shall be deemed to have made a disclosure. <br /> <br />3.908-9 Contract clause. <br />The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.203-17, Contractor Employee <br />Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights, in all <br />solicitations and contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition thre shold. <br /> <br />Contract clause: <br /> <br />Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of <br />Whistleblower Rights <br />(Apr 2014) <br />(a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the <br />whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on Contractor employee <br />whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C. 4712 by section 828 of the Na tional <br />Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L.112-239) and FAR 3.908. <br /> <br />(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of <br />the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. <br />4712, as described in section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. <br /> <br />(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in <br />all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 7832B0E4-F34E-430E-A3C2-1A6A14F29307