---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 1503.1002"
title: "48"
number: "1503.1002"
heading: "Policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/1503.1002"
---

# §1503.1002. Policy.


Government contractors must conduct themselves with the highest degree of integrity and honesty. Contractors should have standards of conduct and internal control systems that:

- (a) Are suitable to the size of the company and the extent of their involvement in Government contracting;
- (b) Promote such standards;
- (c) Facilitate timely discovery and disclosure of improper conduct in connection with Government contracts; and
- (d) **Ensure corrective measures are promptly instituted and carried out.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 41 U.S.C. 1707.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 31178, May 18, 2016, unless otherwise noted.