(a) When a potential Procurement Integrity Act (PIA) violation is alleged, the contracting officer must notify their cognizant Clearance Approval Authority (CAA), legal counsel, cognizant HCA (as defined in DAFFARS 5302), and the DAS(C) (SAF/AQC or, for classified programs, SAF/AQCS). This notification to all parties should identify the cognizant CAA and shall be accomplished within 7 business days of initial discovery. The contracting officer will subsequently provide a copy of the information and documentation generated under FAR 3.104-7 to those same stakeholders and to SAF/GCR.

(1) The contracting officer must forward the information and determination required by FAR 3.104-7(a)(1) to the clearance approval authority ( DAFFARS 5301.9001(i) ) of the affected procurement for review.

(g) See MP5301.601(a)(i).