Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5505.15
June 16, 2010
Incorporating Change 2, Effective December 22, 2016
IG DoD
SUBJECT: DoD Contractor Disclosure Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5106.01
(Reference (a)), establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for receiving, reporting, and
investigating contractor disclosures of a violation of Federal criminal law involving fraud,
conflict of interest, bribery, or gratuity violations found in title 18, United States Code (U.S.C.)
(Reference (b)) or a violation of the False Claims Act, section 3729 of title 31, U.S.C. (Reference
(c)), in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of any contract or subcontract.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (OIG DoD), the Defense Agencies,
the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense
(hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. These terms and their definitions are for the purpose of this Instruction.
a. contractor disclosure. A written disclosure by a DoD contractor or subcontractor to the
OIG DoD of the existence of credible evidence that the contractor or subcontractor has
committed a violation of References (b) or (c) in connection with the award, performance, or
closeout of a contract or any subcontract thereunder.
b. Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations (DCIOs). DCIOs include the United States
Army Criminal Investigations Command (USACIDC), Naval Criminal Investigative Service
(NCIS), Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), and the Defense Criminal
Investigative Service (DCIS).
c. Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs). The USACIDC, NCIS, and
AFOSI.
