Section 550.310  Code of Conduct

a)         No employee, officer, or agent of the Agency shall participate in selection, or in the award or administration of a contract supported by USEPA funds if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved.

b)         Such a conflict would arise when:

1)         Any employee, officer, or agent of the Agency, any member of their immediate families, or their partners, have a financial or other interest in the firm selected for award; or when

2)         An organization which may receive or has been awarded on agreement employs, or is about to employ any person under paragraph (b)(1) of this Section.

c)         The Agency's officers, employees, or agents shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, potential contractors, or other parties to contracts.