Warrants
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Warrants at NIH must signed by the Head of the Contracting Activity, Diane Frasier . Warrant requests are to be forwarded to 6100/6D01 to the attention of the Acquisition Career Manager, Kim Doherty or sent via PDF to: Warrants@mail.nih.gov and are to include the following items:
- Contracting Officer’s Warrant Application Form (Appendix P-1, Fillable PDF Form)
- Employee’s current resume or Optional Form 612 describing the employee’s experience, education and training relevant to the position including the information required by FAR 1.603-2
- Most recent Performance Appraisal - first page only with rating
- Certificate from DHHS certification program (FAC-C, SAC-A/B or old HHS Level I,II,III or IV)
- Evidence of completion of mandatory training and CLPs. (40 hrs required every two years for Purchasing Agents, 80 hours required every two years for Contract Specialists)
- Green Purchasing training within the last two years. (OK to just mention completion date if you are in the Green Purchasing Database)
Please not that warrants are IC-specific. If you transfer from IC to another at NIH, you must request a new warrant.
Warrant Terminations are to be processed using Appendix P-2, Request to Terminate Warrant/Notice of Termination
FAR language on Warrants (as of FAC 2005-14)
Delegations of Procurement Authority
Acquisition authority at $3,000 and below can be delegated using a form 2604 or purchase card. The NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations has more information regarding various simplified acquisition regulations on their web site. For Purchase Card questions, please contact: CreditCard@od.nih.gov
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