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Office of Inspector General: NRO Corporate Disclosure Instruction

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, requires contractors to notify the Government in writing whenever the contractor has credible evidence that a violation of the Civil False Claims Act or other Federal law has occurred in connection with the award or performance of federal contracts or subcontracts over $5 million. The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Acquisition Manual (NAM) Clause N52.203-001, NRO Inspector General and the NRO Hotline, requires contractors to report to the NRO Office of the Inspector General (OIG) any and all possibly violations of Federal law or illegal intelligence activities by individuals charging directly or indirectly to NRO contracts or subcontracts over $100,000.

The notification requirements of the NAM Clause extend beyond those of the FAR Clause. Accordingly, when both clauses are included in an NRO contract, satisfying the notification requirements of the NAM Clause will also satisfy the reporting requirements under the FAR.

NRO contractors must notify the OIG in writing whenever there is any possibly violation of Federal law or illegal intelligence activities related to the award, administration, performance, or closeout of an NRO contract or subcontract by individuals charging directly or indirectly to the NRO contract.

Notification can be submitted by mail, electronic mail, facsimile, or through NRO websites (identified below). The attached NRO Corporate Disclosure Instruction specifies the information that must be included in the notification, and provides the appropriate mailing address, electronic mail addresses, fax numbers, and website addresses. Timely notification is essential; if all required information cannot be collected within ten days from the date when the decision to notify is made, the contractor should submit a partial report and provide the remaining information when available. The OIG will contact the individual listed as the contractor point of contact by phone within ten working days after notification to discuss the disclosure.

When formal notification is not required by the NAM Clause, contractors may report other issues by calling the OIG Hotline: (703) 808-1644 (U), Los Angeles (310) 416-7755 (U), Denver (303) 677-6226 (U), or by visiting the OIG Hotlink on the NRO Contractor Wide Area Network.

OIG Points of Contact

Mail	Office of Inspector General National Reconnaissance Office 14675 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 20151-1715

Email	Unclassified: tom.caulfield@nro.mil, peter.garry@nro.mil, and kathy.pulliam@nro.mil

Fax	Unclassified: (703) 808-1822 (Attn: Assistant IG for Investigations)

*Asterisk () Denotes Mandatory Entry**
A. Disclosure Point of Contact
*A.1. Name (First, MI, Last)
A.2. Position/Title:
A.3. Company Name:
A.4. POC Company Address:
*A.5. POC Company Telephone Number:
A.6. POC Company Email Address:

B. Affected Company Data
B.1. Company Name (if different from above):
B.2. Affected company branch/division/sector:
B.3. Affected branch/division/sector address:
B.4. POC Telephone Number

C. Affected Contract(s)
C.1. Contract Number(s):

D. Disclosure
D.1. Date company learned of potential violation:
D.2. Is the subject(s) aware of the allegation?	Yes No
D.3. Has any external legal counsel been notified?	Yes No
*D.4. Brief description of the nature of the violation(s) being disclosed, including the information forming the basis of this report, dates, locations, how the matter was discovered/disclosed to the company; and actions taken against the subject (i.e. still employed, etc.):
Note: Please include any safety issues that are related to this disclosure. Access the OIG website on the NRO Contractor Wide Area Network or send the information to the IG via classified fax: (703) 808-1856 (Attn: Assistant IG for Investigations) if your information involves any classification issues.

E. Overpayment
E.1. Did an overpayment occur?	Yes No
E.2. Amount of overpayment:

F. Corporate Investigation
F.1. Has an investigation/inquiry/review been initiated?	Yes No

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