Policy.

(a) It is the Department's policy that contractors shall not: (1) Receive travel advances from the Department for contract-related travel; (2) Travel under official travel orders; or, (3) Receive Government Travel Requisitions (GTRs) for transportation. (b) All contract-related travel shall be performed on the contractor's account with reimbursement provided after submission of a proper voucher. (c) This policy does not apply to personal services contractor; provided, that such contractors are paid through the Department's payroll system and they are subject to the standard payroll deductions of Federal Withholding Tax and FICA. [59 FR 66767, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 69 FR 19338, Apr. 13, 2004. Redesignated at 81 FR 24707, Apr. 27, 2016]