---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 3.907-3"
title: "48"
number: "3.907-3"
heading: "Procedures for filing complaints."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/3.907-3"
---

# §3.907-3. Procedures for filing complaints.

- (a) An employee who believes that he or she has been subjected to reprisal prohibited by the Recovery Act, [Section 1553](/cfr/48/1553.md) as set forth in 3.907-2, may submit a complaint regarding the reprisal to the Inspector General of the agency that awarded the contract.
- (b) The complaint shall be signed and shall contain—
  - (1) The name of the contractor;
  - (2) The contract number, if known; if not, a description reasonably sufficient to identify the contract(s) involved;
  - (3) The covered information giving rise to the disclosure;
  - (4) The nature of the disclosure giving rise to the discriminatory act; and
  - (5) **The specific nature and date of the reprisal.**
- (c) A contracting officer who receives a complaint of reprisal of the type described in 3.907-2 shall forward it to the Office of Inspector General and to other designated officials in accordance with agency procedures (e.g., agency legal counsel).

## Notes

### Amendments

[74 FR 14634, Mar. 31, 2009, as amended at 75 FR 34259, June 16, 2010]

### Source

Source: 60 FR 37776, July 21, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42108, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[74 FR 14634, Mar. 31, 2009, as amended at 75 FR 34259, June 16, 2010]