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Consequently, we are committed
to providing subcontracting
opportunities to the full range of
small businesses and in particular
small disadvantaged businesses
such as:
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Historically Underutilized
Business Zone (HUBZONE)
small businesses
Women-owned small businesses
(WOSB)
Service-disabled veteran-owned
small businesses (SDVOSB)
Historically black colleges and
universities (HBCU)
Minority institutions
Payments to Nonprofit Entities
All firm payments to nonprofit
entities—regardless of whether
they are a donation or a payment
made pursuant to a contract—must
be processed via the Contributions
Portal, which is managed by the
Community Partnerships team within
Marketing and Communications.
Such processing supports accurate
reporting of the payment for tax
purposes.
Truthful Negotiations In dealing with
current or potential suppliers, each of
us must be candid and truthful about
our requirements, accurate in our
statements, and fair in negotiations,
ensuring that all competitors for
the opportunity have equal access
to the same pertinent information.
We also do not share proprietary
information of other vendors, engage
in technical leveling, or otherwise
engage in practices that do not
comply with applicable laws, rules,
and regulations.
Key policy related to this Code
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Procurement Policy
2. Boycotts
Booz Allen does not conduct any
operations or activities that are
restricted under US anti-boycotting
laws and regulations.
Understanding Boycotts “Boycotts”
are activities that are designed to
limit trade with certain countries,
entities, or individuals. US antiboycott
laws and regulations restrict
US firms from participating in
foreign boycotts or other restrictive
international trade practices that the
US Government does not support.
Prohibited Actions You are prohibited
from taking any action that furthers
or supports a boycott against a
country that is friendly to the United
States and/or a boycott that the US
Government does not sanction. The
anti-boycott laws and regulations
include prohibitions on the following:
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Agreements to refuse or actual
refusal to do business with
boycotted countries or companies
organized under the laws of
boycotted countries
Q: I received a draft contract
from a prospective client
that requires us to provide
information concerning the
firm’s business with the
government of Israel. If I
know the firm has no current
business with the Israeli
government, may I report that
information in our proposal
and accept the clause in any
resulting contract
A: No. United States antiboycott
laws prohibit us from
agreeing to any such clause.
Moreover, we may be required
to report the fact that the
prospective client included
such a clause in its contract.
The clause must be removed
from the contract before we
can execute it, and you should
contact the Law Department
regarding our disclosure
obligations.
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THE GREEN BOOK | The Booz Allen Hamilton Code of Business Ethics and Conduct