§2103 Actions required of procurement officers when contacted regarding non-Federal employment

Summary

If a federal worker who is personally and substantially involved in a government contract worth more than the simplified acquisition threshold talks with, or is contacted by, a company bidding for that contract about a possible job outside the government, the worker must quickly put the contact in writing and give it to their supervisor and the agency ethics official. The worker must either say no to the job talks or stop working on that contract until the agency says they may return. They can only resume if the company is no longer a bidder or if all talks ended with no job agreement. The agency must keep each written report for at least 2 years and must make the reports available to the public on request, except for parts exempt under section 552 of title 5, subsection (b)(1). Officials who knowingly break these rules, and bidders who knowingly hold job talks with officials who have not complied with paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), can face the penalties in section 2105 of this title.