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NAO
208-1
Eff:
09/23/04; Iss: 10/06/04 (reprint)
NOAA ACQUISITION HANDBOOK
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
This Order prescribes authority and responsibility
for the development, maintenance, and issuance of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Acquisition Handbook. The Order formally introduces
and authorizes issuance of the NOAA Acquisition Handbook.
SECTION 2. AUTHORITY, SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY.
.01
Issuance of the NOAA Acquisition Handbook (the Handbook)
is in compliance with various
responsibilities
stated in the Department of Commerce Acquisition Manual
(CAM). The Handbook augments and supplements the CAM
policies and procedures and is intended to maximize
the efficiency and effectiveness of NOAA’s acquisition
program.
.02 The Handbook prescribes the policies,
procedures, and guidelines for NOAA’s acquisition
program. The Handbook also is intended to provide
daily guidance
and instructions to all NOAA personnel having frequent
contact with either developing or processing acquisitions.
.03 The Handbook applies to all NOAA elements and
has the same force, effect, and authority as this Order.
SECTION 3. RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES.
.01
NOAA’s Acquisition and Grants
Office (AGO), shall be responsible for preparing,
clearing, issuing,
maintaining, and distributing the NOAA Acquisition
Handbook. The AGO shall review and revise the Handbook,
as necessary, in order to keep it current with applicable
policies, regulations, and/or guidance issued by the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the U.S. General
Services Administration, and/or the Department of Commerce.
The Handbook, and its future updates, will be issued
via sequentially numbered Transmittal Sheets.
.02 The Director, AGO, shall review the contents of
the Handbook and any subsequent updates prior to their
issuance. Concurrence will be indicated by signature
on the sequentially numbered Transmittal Sheets that
will accompany each issuance or update to the Handbook.
The Director may request prior review and concurrence
by the Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
prior to posting potentially controversial updates.
.03 The Handbook will adhere to all
requirements of NOAA Administrative Order 200-3,
The NOAA Administrative
Order Series, as listed in Section 5.02, “Handbooks
and Manuals.” The electronic version of the Handbook
will be available on the AGO
web site.
SECTION 4. EFFECT ON OTHER ISSUANCES.
This Order supersedes: NAO 208-2, Contracting (Procurement)
Authority, dated October 21, 1987; NAO 208-5, Review
and Approval of Proposed Contract Awards, dated December
17, 1987; and NOAA Circular 89-39, Preparation of Form
CD-435, Procurement Request, for Personal Property
Reconciliation, filed as NAO 208-100 and dated December
11, 1989.
SIGNED
Chief Administrative Officer
Office
of Primary Interest:
Acquisition and Grants Office
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