Which corrective action can be initiated by the contractor or subcontractor?

• A. Requiring the contractor to terminate a subcontract
• B. Suspension of contract payments until contractor has taken the appropriate remedial actions
• C. Remove contractor, employee or employees from the performance of the contract
• D. Declining to exercise available options under the contract

Answer: (C)

Focusing on addressing trafficking risks at the personnel level, the action that a contractor or subcontractor can take is to remove individuals from performing work on the contract. This direct, personnel-level corrective action helps immediately mitigate potential trafficking-related issues and demonstrates compliance with anti-trafficking requirements without waiting for higher-level contract changes. It targets the root cause—the people involved in the work—so the contract can continue with safer, compliant staffing.

The other options involve actions typically driven by the customer or contract terms rather than something a contractor can unilaterally initiate as a corrective measure. Requiring the termination of a subcontract is a formal consequence that usually involves the prime and contracting officers and formal procedures. Suspending contract payments is a customer-imposed remedy to enforce remediation, not an action the contractor normally initiates on its own. Declining to exercise available options is a management decision about the contract’s future scope, not a corrective action tied to trafficking risk.