Contracts and Purchases
The Contracts and Purchases Branch processes NOAA
and BIS purchase orders, telephone and utility orders, contracts, leases, training,
gasoline credit cards, SF-1221 foreign disbursement entries, and foreign payments. This includes one-time purchase orders, advance
payment orders, recurring and non-recurring orders, blanket purchase orders and bankcards. The Branch prepares and distributes Form
1099s to all individuals and businesses receiving miscellaneous income from NOAA. The Branch is responsible for compliance with the
Prompt Payment Act, partial payments, interest payments, voucher examination, voucher
auditing, accounting functions (accruals, deobligations), and other related requirements. It utilizes the appropriate modules of the Core
Financial System (CFS) in the processing of the financial documents.
Carolyn Collins
Acting Chief, Contracts
and Purchases Branch
Phone: (301) 444-2780
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