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Contracts
Charge I Initiatives I Documents I Committee Members
Charge
To identify common practices in contracts processing that can be expedited by uniform procedures within FDP IV; to design, monitor, and evaluate new procedures and concepts that respond to the legal requirements of the contracts process, but do so more efficiently; to study the similarities and differences between the grant and contract process to see if gains in costs and efficiency can be generated by adapting some of the FDP grant procedures for use with contracts; and to provide a forum for discussion of and possible resolutions for contracting issues as they arise for member institutions and agencies.
Initiatives
Proposed Areas of Study and Emphasis...
- Provide a forum for discussion of current issues in federal contracting. FDP’s agency and institution members will exchange issues, ideas, and solutions to improve contracting by agencies and subcontracting by their prime sponsors.
- Clarify issues and contradictory recommendations and findings which can arise under various institutional audits.
- Address problems concerning the improper flowdown of general provisions under commercial contracts to educational and non-profit institutions. The tools to assist in this goal were completed in FDP-III with the federal agency clauses lists provided by DOD, NASA, and NIH, on their websites linked to the FDP website, and the DOE model M&O subcontract.
- Assist members with issues concerning the development of small business subcontracting plans. The tools to assist in this project were completed in FDP-III with presentations by ONR Small Business Contracting Office and a link to their website from the FDP website.
Documents
Meeting Minutes
May 2006 (PDF)
September 2005 (PDF)
May 2005 (PDF)
January 2005 (PDF)
September 2004 (PDF) and Troublesome Clause Presentation (PDF)
May 2004
January 2004
September 2003
May 2003
January 2003
September 2002
May 2002
January 2002
January 2001
June 2000
March 2000
December 1999
June 1999
December 1998
June 1997
Documents
NIH Flow Down Contract Clauses (Commercial to Educational Institutions) (updated 6/25/01)
DoD Agencies Flow Down Clauses (Army, Air Force, Navy, and Army Medical) (updated 2/5/02)
NASA Flow Down Clauses (Commercial to Educational Institutions – PDF) (added 2/5/02)
DoD Small Business Subcontracting Plan (added 3/20/02)
FDP Model Subcontract and Guidance (PDF) (added 7/02)
Department of Energy News Flash, Revision to M&O Contractor Model Subcontract entitled “Standard Research Subcontract (Educational Institution or Nonprofit Organization)” October 27, 2004 (PDF)
Department of Energy Standard Research Subcontract (Educational Institution or Nonprofit Organization) (Word)
Members
Committee Mailing List - FDP-CONTRACTS-L@LSW.NAS.EDU
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