41 U.S.C. § 8703 — Contractor responsibilities

(a) Requirements included in contracts: Every contracting agency must put a requirement into each prime contract it awards, saying the prime contractor must: (1) have reasonable procedures in place, and follow them, to prevent and catch violations of section 8702 in its own operations and direct business relationships; and (2) fully cooperate with any federal agency investigating a violation of section 8702. (b) Full cooperation required: Even where subsection (d) applies, a prime contractor must still fully cooperate with a federal agency investigating a section 8702 violation. (c) Reporting requirement: (1) In general: A prime contractor or subcontractor with reasonable grounds to believe a section 8702 violation may have happened must promptly report it in writing to the contracting agency's inspector general, or to the agency head if there's no inspector general, or to the Attorney General. (2) Supplying information as favorable evidence: If the government later tries to suspend or debar that person from federal contracts, giving this information counts as favorable evidence about their responsibility, under federal procurement law. (d) Inapplicability to certain prime contracts: Subsection (a) doesn't apply to a prime contract that's (1) not greater than $100,000, or (2) for buying commercial products or commercial services, as those terms are defined in sections 103 and 103a of this title.