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I\:) CD c.;:l 0) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR): DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT OF 1988 The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) revisions included in this interim rule implement the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub lie Law 100-690) and are app I i cab I e to a II federal agencies. Under.the regulation, all offerors on contrac ts expected to equa lor exceed $25,000 wi I I be required to certify that they wi I I maintain a drug-free workplace by compl iance with the following: 1. Publishing a statement notifying employees that drug abuse in the workp I ace is proh i b i ted. 2. Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform its employees of the dangers of drug abuse, the contractor's drug-free workplace policy, the availability of drug counseling programs and the possible penalties for convictions for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace. 3. Requiring each employee directly involved in the performance of a government contract to notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction occurring In the workplace, and requiring the contractor to so notify the government. 4. Requiring the imposition of sanctions or remedial measures for an employee convicted of drug abuse violations in the workplace. 5. Requiring the contractor to continue, in good faith, ongoing compl iance with the above requirements. With respect to contractors consisting of only one individual, regardless of dollar value, the regulation requires the individual to certify that he/she ",ill not engage in un I awfu I conduct re I ated to contro II ed substances in the workplace. Development or promulgation of a drug- free awareness program i 5 not requ j red for contractors consisting of only one individual. The agencies intend that a "principal investigator-II in a research or simi lar contract be viewed as an individual, only if the contract is awarded directly to the investigator.