September 7, 2007

DO-07-033

MEMORANDUM

TO:        Designated Agency Ethics Officials, General Counsels
           and Inspectors General

FROM:      Marilyn L. Glynn

           General Counsel

SUBJECT:  Publication of Booklet Summarizing the Most Common  Ethics and Procurement Integrity Issues

     The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is pleased to announce the publication of a booklet entitled, "Ethics & Procurement Integrity:  What You Need to Know as a Federal Employee Involved in the Procurement and Acquisition Process."  The booklet provides a general introduction to some of the most common ethics and procurement integrity issues that arise for employees involved in the Government's procurement and contracting process.  You may review this booklet at:

http://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_fi
les/booklets/bkprocurementintegrity_07.pdf

     If you wish to ride OGE's requisition order, please complete an SF 1, Printing and Binding Requisition Form and forward it directly to the Government Printing Office (GPO) (Circular Letter No. 565 dated September 2, 2004) no later than Friday, September 28, 2007.  Please include the following information on your SF 1:

• Ethics & Procurement Integrity:  What You Need to Know as a Federal Employee Involved in the Procurement and Acquisition Process

• GPO Jacket Number: 336-847

  OGE Requisition Number:  7-00008

Mail or fax completed SF 1 forms to:

     U.S. Government Printing Office

     Agency Publishing Services

     Stop CSA

     Washington, DC  20401

     TEL:  202-512-1800

     TEL:  202-512-1260

     The cost of each item cannot be determined until after GPO compiles the total number of orders.  We estimate that the cost of each pamphlet to be $.78.

     If you have any questions about the SF 1 and/or rider process, please contact GPO directly at 202-512-1800.  For any questions pertaining to OGE's requisition order, please contact Marilyn L. Bennett at 202-482-9210.