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Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Anti-Trafficking Risk Management Best
Practices & Mitigation Considerations
Guidance
Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, Office of Management and
Budget.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
The Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) is
seeking comment on a draft
memorandum that it has developed in
coordination with the Office to Monitor
and Combat Trafficking in Persons in
the Department of State (DOS) and the
Department of Labor (DOL), as CoChairs of the Procurement and Supply
Chains Committee of the Senior Policy
Operating Group of the President’s
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking in Persons (the
‘‘SPOG Committee’’), to address antitrafficking risk management best
practices and mitigation considerations.
This guidance is designed to help an
agency determine if a contractor is
taking adequate steps to meet its antitrafficking responsibilities under the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
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Interested parties should submit
comments in writing to the address
below on or before January 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
Via email: OFPPData@omb.eop.gov
Facsimile: 202–395–5105
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite ‘‘Proposed Memo on AntiTrafficking’’ in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Porter Glock, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy at 202–395–3145 or
pglock@omb.eop.gov.
Availability: Copies of the draft
memorandum may be obtained at the
OMB home page at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive
Order 13627, Strengthening Protections
Against Trafficking in Persons in
Federal Contracts, and Title XVII of the
National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for FY 2013, Ending Trafficking
in Government Contracting, established
requirements for government contracts
to prevent trafficking in persons. As a
result, the Federal Acquisition
Regulatory Council amended the FAR to
implement these requirements.
The co-chairs of the SPOG Committee,
OMB, DOS, and DOL (‘‘Co-Chairs’’),
expect contractors to be proactive and
forthcoming in their efforts to address
and reduce the risk of human trafficking
in their operations and supply chains.
At the same time, OMB, State, and DOL
recognize that not all contractors are
similarly situated and some, such as
those with large supply chains, may face
more challenges than others in meeting
their responsibilities. In addition, not all
risks are equal in their impact. To this
end, the Co-Chairs developed a set of
best practices and mitigation
considerations to help contracting
officers determine if a contractor is
taking adequate steps to meet its antitrafficking responsibilities under the
FAR. In addition, to promote clarity and
consistency in the implementation of
anti-trafficking requirements, the CoChairs also developed responses to a
number of frequently asked questions
posed by stakeholders following the
publication of the final FAR rule.
The Co-Chairs encourage feedback on
the draft guidance. Comments are
especially welcome on identified best
practices and mitigating steps as well as
any additional information that may be
relevant to helping a contracting officer
determine if an existing Federal
contractor who reports a trafficking
incident has taken reasonable actions or
if a prospective contractor is able to
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address trafficking challenges where the
agency is planning an acquisition in an
environment that is at high risk of
trafficking.
This draft memorandum is another
step in an ongoing effort to provide tools
to the federal acquisition community—
both contracting officers and
contractors—to ensure the effective
implementation of E.O. 13627 and the
NDAA. These tools include (i) an
interactive online platform,
www.ResponsibleSourcingTool.org,
which enables federal contractors and
other entities to visualize human
trafficking risks by location, industry
sector, and commodity, (ii) online
training for both contractors and
government acquisition officers on the
FAR changes to address the
strengthened trafficking requirements
for federal contracts, and (iii) additional
rulemaking to help ensure contractors
fully understand what is expected of
them to be in compliance with the
prohibition on charging employees and
potential employees recruitment fees.
Lesley A. Field,
Acting Administrator.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Anti-Trafficking Risk Management Best Practices & Mitigation
Considerations Guidance
AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and
Budget.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking comment on a draft memorandum
that it has developed in coordination with the Office to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Department of State (DOS) and the
Department of Labor (DOL), as Co-Chairs of the Procurement and Supply
Chains Committee of the Senior Policy Operating Group of the
President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in
Persons (the ``SPOG Committee''), to address anti-trafficking risk
management best practices and mitigation considerations. This guidance
is designed to help an agency determine if a contractor is taking
adequate steps to meet its anti-trafficking responsibilities under the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
DATES: Interested parties should submit comments in writing to the
address below on or before January 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Via email: OFPPData@omb.eop.gov
Facsimile: 202-395-5105
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Proposed Memo
on Anti- Trafficking'' in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Porter Glock, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy at 202-395-3145 or pglock@omb.eop.gov.
Availability: Copies of the draft memorandum may be obtained at the
OMB home page at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 13627, Strengthening
Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts, and
Title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY
2013, Ending Trafficking in Government Contracting, established
requirements for government contracts to prevent trafficking in
persons. As a result, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
amended the FAR to implement these requirements.
The co-chairs of the SPOG Committee, OMB, DOS, and DOL (``Co-
Chairs''), expect contractors to be proactive and forthcoming in their
efforts to address and reduce the risk of human trafficking in their
operations and supply chains. At the same time, OMB, State, and DOL
recognize that not all contractors are similarly situated and some,
such as those with large supply chains, may face more challenges than
others in meeting their responsibilities. In addition, not all risks
are equal in their impact. To this end, the Co-Chairs developed a set
of best practices and mitigation considerations to help contracting
officers determine if a contractor is taking adequate steps to meet its
anti-trafficking responsibilities under the FAR. In addition, to
promote clarity and consistency in the implementation of anti-
trafficking requirements, the Co-Chairs also developed responses to a
number of frequently asked questions posed by stakeholders following
the publication of the final FAR rule.
The Co-Chairs encourage feedback on the draft guidance. Comments
are especially welcome on identified best practices and mitigating
steps as well as any additional information that may be relevant to
helping a contracting officer determine if an existing Federal
contractor who reports a trafficking incident has taken reasonable
actions or if a prospective contractor is able to address trafficking
challenges where the agency is planning an acquisition in an
environment that is at high risk of trafficking.
This draft memorandum is another step in an ongoing effort to
provide tools to the federal acquisition community--both contracting
officers and contractors--to ensure the effective implementation of
E.O. 13627 and the NDAA. These tools include (i) an interactive online
platform, www.ResponsibleSourcingTool.org, which enables federal
contractors and other entities to visualize human trafficking risks by
location, industry sector, and commodity, (ii) online training for both
contractors and government acquisition officers on the FAR changes to
address the strengthened trafficking requirements for federal
contracts, and (iii) additional rulemaking to help ensure contractors
fully understand what is expected of them to be in compliance with the
prohibition on charging employees and potential employees recruitment
fees.
Lesley A. Field,
Acting Administrator.
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