Policy and Guidance -- Contracts

Policy and Guidance -- Contracts

NSF Regulations (45 CFR, Chapter VI)

45 CFR 602, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments
45 CFR 605, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial Assistance
45 CFR 611, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the National Science Foundation
45 CFR 612, Availability of Records and Information
45 CFR 613, Privacy Act Regulations
45 CFR 614, Government in the Sunshine Act Regulations of the National Science Board
45 CFR 617, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from NSF
45 CFR 620, Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)
45 CFR 640, Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
45 CFR 650, Patents
45 CFR 660, Intergovernmental Review of National Science Foundation Programs and Activities
45 CFR 689, Misconduct in Science and Engineering Research

NSF Important Notices

Important Notice 91, Principles Related to the Use and Operation of National Science Foundation-Supported Research Instrumentation and Facilities
Important Notice 106, Responsibilities of Institutions and Investigators in the Conduct of Research
Important Notice 117, Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy
Important Notice 118, Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy
Important Notice 120, Year 2000 Computer Problem
Important Notice 121, New Criteria for NSF Proposals

Executive Orders

Executive Order 12845, Requiring Agencies to Purchase Energy Efficient Computer Equipment
Executive Order 12856, Federal Compliance with Right-To-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements
Executive Order 12873, Federal Acquisition, Recycling, and Waste Prevention
Executive Order 12931, Federal Procurement Reform
Executive Order 12979, Agency Procurement Protests

OMB Circulars

OMB Circular A-76, Performance of Commercial Activities
- A-76 Revised Supplemental Handbook
- A-76 Transmittal Memorandum #17, Performance of Commercial Activities
OMB Circular A-94, Discount Rates to be Used in Evaluating Time-Distributed Costs and Benefits
OMB Circular A-109, Major Systems Acquisition (available in hard copy only)
OMB Circular A-125, Prompt Payment (available in hard copy only)
OMB Circular A-127, Financial Management Systems
OMB Circular A-130, Transmittal Memorandum #3, Management of Federal Information Resources
OMB Circular A-131, Value Engineering
To obtain OMB Circulars contact the Office of Management and Budget:
Phone: (202) 395-7332
Internet Address: http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OMB/html/circular.html

Procurement Policy Letters of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy

OFPP Policy Letter 77-2, Section 502(c) of P.L. 95-89 August 4, 1977

OFPP Policy Letter 78-2, Preventing "Wage Busting" for Professionals: Procedures for Evaluating Contractor Proposals for Service Contracts

OFPP Policy Letter 78-3, Requests for Disclosure of Contractor-Supplied Information Obtained in the Course of a Procurement

OFPP Policy Letter 78-4, Field Contract Support Cross-Servicing Program

OFPP Policy Letter 79-1, Implementation of Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act, as Amended: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

OFPP Policy Letter 79-2, Board of Contract Appeals: Position Allocation Pursuant to P.L. 95-563

OFPP Policy Letter 79-4, Contracting for Motion Picture Productions and Videotape Productions

OFPP Policy Letter 80-1, P.L. 95-507, Section 211, Subcontracting: Agency Coordination with the Small Business Administration Resident Procurement Center Representatives

OFPP Policy Letter 80-2, Supplement 1, Regulatory Guidance on Section 211 of P.L. 95-507, as amended by Supplement No. 1

OFPP Policy Letter 80-2, Regulatory Guidance on Section 211 of P.L. 95-507

OFPP Policy Letter 80-3, Regulatory Guidance on P.L. 95-563, the Contract Disputes Act of 1978

OFPP Policy Letter 80-4, Women's Business Enterprise Program

OFPP Policy Letter 80-6, Regulatory Guidance on Section 221 of P.L. 95-507

OFPP Policy Letter 80-8, Establishment of Procurement Data Reporting Requirements to Comply with P.L. 96-39, as amended by Transmittal Memoranda Nos. 1, 2 & 3

OFPP Policy Letter 81-1, Procurement Procedures, Advance Procurement Planning, and Review of End-of-Year Purchases

OFPP Policy Letter 81-2, Supplement 1, Policy Guidance for the Labor Surplus Area Programs, as amended by Supplement No. 1

OFPP Policy Letter 81-2, Policy Guidance for the Labor Surplus Area Programs

OFPP Policy Letter 82-1, Policy Guidance Concerning Government-wide Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility

OFPP Policy Letter 83-1, Withholding of Funds from Construction Contract Progress Payments

OFPP Policy Letter 83-2, Publicizing the Development of Procurement Policies and Regulations

OFPP Policy Letter 83-3, Procurement of Architect Engineer Services

OFPP Policy Letter 84-1, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

OFPP Policy Letter 85-1, Federal Acquisition Regulation System

OFPP Policy Letter 89-1, Conflict of Interest Policies Applicable to Consultants

OFPP Policy Letter 91-1, Government-wide Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Goals for Procurement Contracts

OFPP Policy Letter 91-2, Service Contracting

OFPP Policy Letter 91-3, Reporting Nonconforming Products

OFPP Policy Letter 91-4, Use of Irrevocable Letters of Credit

OFPP Policy Letter 92-1, Inherently Governmental Functions

OFPP Policy Letter 92-3, Procurement Professionalism Program Policy - Training for Contracting Personnel

OFPP Policy Letter 92-4, Procurement of Environmentally-Sound and Energy-Efficient Products and Services

OFPP Policy Letter 92-5, Past Performance Information

OFPP Policy Letter 93-1, Management Oversight of Service Contracting

OFPP Policy Letter 95-1, Subcontracting Plans for Companies Supplying Commercial Items

Rescinded or Superseded OFPP Policy Letters

Note: No text is available for the documents listed below

Number Title Date of Issuance

OFPP Policy Letter 76-1, "Federal Procurement Policy Concerning Energy Conservation," rescinded by Policy Letter 92-4 11/2/92

OFPP Policy Letter 77-1, "Procurement of Products that Contain Recycled Material", rescinded by Policy Letter 92-4 11/2/92

OFPP Policy Letter 78-1, "Increased Minority Business Participation in Advertising Contracts", superseded following issuance of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 4/1/84

OFPP Policy Letter 78-5, "Contracting for Motion Picture Productions", rescinded by Policy Letter 79-4 11/28/79

OFPP Policy Letter 78-6, "Wage and Price Standards for Federal Contractors", rescinded by Memorandum 2/5/81

OFPP Policy Letter 79-3, "Goal Setting", rescinded by Memorandum 7/30/80

OFPP Policy Letter 80-5, "Federal Acquisition Regulation System; Other Procurement Rules and Regulations", rescinded by Policy Letter 85-1 8/19/85

OFPP Policy Letter 80-7, "Policies for Establishing Profit or Fee Prenegotiation Objectives", superseded following issuance of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 4/1/84

OFPP Policy Letter 84-2, "Noncompetitive Procurement Procedures", rescinded by Rescission Memorandum 8/15/84

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NSF Regulations (45 CFR, Chapter VI)

NSF Important Notices

Executive Orders

OMB Circulars

Procurement Policy Letters of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Rescinded or Superseded OFPP Policy Letters

FAR

Federal Register

Contract Award Manual

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