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OCI & Procurement Integrity Flashcards

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  1. A company performs independent verification and validation (IV&V) on a defense system. Under FAR OCI rules, what restriction typically applies to this company?

    Answer: It is generally restricted from competing for the system's development or production contracts

    IV&V contractors typically face an impaired objectivity OCI that restricts them from competing on the very system they are independently evaluating or verifying.

  2. What is the primary purpose of a firewall (also called an 'organizational screen') as an OCI mitigation measure?

    Answer: To prevent information from flowing between conflicted and non-conflicted parts of the same organization

    A firewall creates information barriers within a contractor's organization so that staff with access to sensitive procurement data cannot share it with the team competing on the related acquisition.

  3. Under the Procurement Integrity Act, which of the following individuals is subject to the Act's employment restrictions?

    Answer: A program manager who personally and substantially participated in a $15M competitive award

    The Act applies to officials who 'personally and substantially participated' in a procurement, which captures decision-makers like program managers but not peripheral support staff.

  4. A contractor discovers during performance that an employee has an undisclosed financial interest in a subcontractor. The prime's OCI clause requires disclosure of new conflicts. What should the prime contractor do?

    Answer: Immediately notify the contracting officer in writing

    Standard OCI clauses require prompt written notification to the CO when a new conflict is discovered; delay or concealment can result in termination and debarment.

  5. Which legal statute, separate from the FAR, most directly criminalizes the unauthorized disclosure of contractor bid or proposal information by a federal employee?

    Answer: The Procurement Integrity Act

    The Procurement Integrity Act (41 U.S.C. § 2102) specifically criminalizes federal employee disclosure of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.

  6. When a CO suspects an OCI exists but has not confirmed it, what is the recommended first step under FAR 9.504?

    Answer: Require the offeror to submit a written representation and supporting documentation

    FAR 9.504 directs the CO to require the potentially conflicted offeror to provide a written representation and any supporting documents so the CO can make an informed determination.

  7. A contract includes an OCI clause restricting the awardee from competing on future task orders in the same program. A new company acquires the awardee. Does the OCI restriction transfer?

    Answer: Yes, OCI restrictions generally follow the work and bind successor entities

    OCI restrictions are attached to the work and the organizational conflict, not merely to the legal entity, so successor companies that continue the conflicted work typically inherit the restriction.