ABILITYONE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT, AND INTEGRITY Clause Samples

ABILITYONE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT, AND INTEGRITY. 3.2.1: Central Nonprofit Agency (CNA) Governance. Administration, oversight, and integrity of the AbilityOne Program are critical performance elements. To ensure integrity, the CNAs shall avoid actions that are contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the JWOD Act, 41 U.S.C. Chapter 85 and implementing regulations, 41 C.F.R. Chapter 51, or actions that are otherwise inappropriate or provide the appearance of impropriety. As a representative of qualified NPAs, it is essential that the CNA shall not create an actual conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest relative to the NPA doing business with the government by unnecessarily competing with the NPA.

ABILITYONE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT, AND INTEGRITY. 3.2.1: Central Nonprofit Agency (CNA) Governance. Administration, oversight, and integrity of the AbilityOne Program are critical performance elements. To ensure integrity, the CNAs shall avoid all actions that are contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the

ABILITYONE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT, AND INTEGRITY. 3.2.1 CNA Governance. Administration, oversight, and integrity of the AbilityOne Program are critical performance elements. To ensure integrity, the CNA shall avoid all actions that are contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the JWOD Act, 41 U.S.C. Chapter 85 and implementing regulations, 41 C.F.R. Chapter 51, or actions that are otherwise inappropriate or provide the appearance of impropriety. It is essential the CNA shall not create an actual conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest relative to all CNA business practices while operating under, and in support of, the AbilityOne Program. 1) Boards and officers understand anduphold their fiduciary responsibilities while avoiding any instances that reflect a conflict of interest; 2) assets are managed properly; and 3) the designated responsibilities under the AbilityOne Program are implemented in accordance with the JWOD Act and all other applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidance. The CNA shall train all existing and new CNA employees who support the Program on business ethics and conflicts of interest policies, at least annually. The CNA shall disclose, in writing to the Commission PMO, all litigation and all allegations, findings, investigations, or knowledge of violations of Federal law (such as fraud, bribery, or gratuity violations) involving the CNA and/or its NPAs involving the AbilityOne Program within five (5) business days of initial notice to the CNA, to the extent permitted by law, or not otherwise advised against by the investigating official. The CNAs shall also provide the Commission PMO with an explanation of how the violation occurred as that informationbecomes available and the steps the CNA is taking to educate the NPA on how to prevent similar or future violations related to the AbilityOne Program. If the violation occurred by the CNA, the CNA shall provide the Commission PMO with the steps the CNA is taking to prevent furthersimilar violations. In addition, the CNAs shall report in writing any potential conflict of interests affecting the PL and AbilityOne Program to the Commission PMO within five (5) business days of learning of the actual or perceived conflict of interest.

ABILITYONE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT, AND INTEGRITY