Procurement Integrity


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

Integrity in the federal procurement and acquisition process is essential to ensuring fairness in the selection and awarding of contracts through competitive bids. Prior abuses of these processes led to the passage of the Procurement Integrity Act (PIA). The purpose of the PIA is to protect the federal agency procurement process by establishing a set of rules to maintain a level playing field for all bidders. This course is designed to provide employees of organizations that do business with the federal government with an overview of the regulatory framework that governs the competitive bidding process. 

This course was developed with subject matter support provided by The Potomac Law Group, PLLC. Please note, however, that the course materials and content are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice and may or may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation or constitute a legal opinion with respect to compliance with legal statutes or statutory instruments. Transmission of the information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Readers should not act upon this information without seeking independent legal advice.



Target Audience
All employees involved in procurement activities for federal contractors

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Procurement Integrity

  • Procurement Integrity
  • identify the four major provisions of the Procurement Integrity Act
  • recognize examples of actions that violate the provisions of the Procurement Integrity Act
  • Knowledge Check: Provisions of the PIA
  • recognize additional restrictions in addition to the Procurement Integrity Act
  • identify examples of gifts that a contractor should not offer to a federal official
  • Identify actions that violate the Anti-Kickback Act
  • Knowledge Check: Ethical Business Practices
  • Course Number:
    lchr_01_d42_lc_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone