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HHS Reference Tool for Contract Funding, Formation and Appropriations Law Compliance

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I.	Basic Appropriations Law Concepts
	A.	Anti-Deficiency Act
	B.	Bona Fide Needs Rule
	C.	Appropriation Types
		1.	Annual
		2.	Multiple-Year
		3.	No-Year
	D.	Continuing Resolution
II.	Decision Factors
	A.	No-Year Appropriation
	B.	Bona Fide Needs Rule
	C.	Acquiring Severable Services
		1.	Annual Appropriation
			a.	Contract period not more than one year
			b.	Contract period more than one year
				-	Options
				-	Incremental Funding
		2.	Multiple-Year Appropriation
			a.	Contract period will not extend beyond multiple-year appropriation's period of availability
			b.	Contract period will extend beyond multiple-year appropriation's period of availability
				-	Options
				-	Incremental Funding
		3.	Modifications
	D.	Acquiring Non-severable Services
		1.	Funded in Full
			a.	Entire Contract/Single Requirement
			b.	Fully Funded Initial Requirement (Followed by Options)
		2.	Multi-year Contracting
		3.	Options After Initial Requirement
			a.	Severable Services
				-	Annual Appropriation
				-	Multiple-Year Appropriation
			b.	Non-severable Services
				-	Fully Funded
				-	Multi-Year Contract
		4.	Modifications
	E.	Acquiring both severable and non-severable services
		1.	Single Definitive Contract
		2.	Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity Contract
III.	Case Studies
IV.	Frequently Asked Questions

Non-severable Services — Multi-Year Contracting

Does the planned acquisition meet the requirements in FAR Subpart 17.1 and HHSAR Subpart 317.1 for the use of multi-year contracting procedures?

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Multi-year contracting is a special contracting method (see FAR Subpart 17.1) that may be used to acquire planned requirements (for supplies or services) for up to 5 years without establishing or having to exercise options. A multi-year contract using annual appropriations may provide that performance after the initial year is contingent on the appropriation of funds, as long as the funds obligated at award are sufficient to fund the initial year of performance plus a cancellation ceiling payable to the contractor if future appropriations are not sufficient to fund continuation of the contract. MORE…

See also HHSAR Subpart 317.1, Multi-year Contracting, for policies, required determination and approval levels, and related requirements.

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Non-severable Services — Multi-Year Contracting

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