---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 203.904"
title: "48"
number: "203.904"
heading: "Procedures for filing complaints."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/203.904"
---

# §203.904. Procedures for filing complaints.

- (1) Any employee of a contractor or subcontractor who believes that he or she has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against contrary to the policy in 203.903 may file a complaint with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
- (2) A complaint may not be brought under this section more than three years after the date on which the alleged reprisal took place.
- (3) The complaint shall be signed and shall contain—
  - (i) The name of the contractor;
  - (ii) The contract number, if known; if not, a description reasonably sufficient to identify the contract(s) involved;
  - (iii) The violation of law, rule, or regulation giving rise to the disclosure;
  - (iv) The nature of the disclosure giving rise to the discriminatory act, including the party to whom the information was disclosed; and
  - (v) **The specific nature and date of the reprisal.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 59853, Sept. 30, 2013, as amended at 79 FR 11337, Feb. 28, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36288, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[58 FR 59853, Sept. 30, 2013, as amended at 79 FR 11337, Feb. 28, 2014]