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FALSE CLAIMS / FALSE STATEMENTS
It is a felony to knowingly make a false
claim or false statement to the federal
government. Do NOT lie. Do NOT lie
to yourself, your fellow employees,
your supervisor, or the customers or
suppliers. It is wrong. It is dangerous
and it can be against the law.
BBNC will not tolerate conduct such
as charging labor or material costs
improperly or to the wrong account
or charging direct contract effort to an
overhead or indirect account.
Bad conduct, false time cards, and
improper charges may subject both
BBNC and individual employees to civil
and criminal sanctions including fines,
debarment or suspension, and prison
sentences. Such violations also can
expose an employee to discipline
up to and including termination
of employment.
Your Responsibilities
Be fair and honest with your customers.
Treat the government as a valued
client. Take the time to be accurate
and provide good information. It is
not possible to list all contract-related
dealings with the government that
present the risk of false statements,
false claims, or other violations.
Charge all labor, equipment and
material costs accurately, to the
appropriate account, regardless
of the status of the budget for
that account.
Fully disclose complete and accurate
cost and pricing data that is current,
up to the date of agreement on
price. Remember that the definition
of data that must be disclosed is
very broad and includes facts as well
as management decisions, estimates
(based on verifiable data), and
other information that a reasonable
person would expect to affect
the negotiations.
Do NOT submit proposals for
reimbursement of indirect costs
to the government that contain
expressly unallowable costs such as
for advertising, donations, lobbying,
entertainment, fines and penalties,
defense of fraud proceedings,
and goodwill. Only request
reimbursement for those indirect
costs that are reasonable in amount
and for those costs that you believe
in good faith are allowable.
Deliver goods and services that
meet all contract requirements
and give the customer the highest
degree of confidence in our work.
Improprieties, such as failure
to conduct required testing, or
manipulation or falsification of test
procedures or data, will not
be tolerated.
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