[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56562-56563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28014]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part C (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) of the 
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (45 FR 67772-76, dated 
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as 
amended most recently at 66 FR 39178-39179, dated July 27, 2001) is 
amended to restructure the Procurement and Grant Office, Office of 
Program Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete the functional statement for the Office of the Director 
(CA581), Procurement and Grants Office (CA58), and insert the 
following:
    (1) Provides leadership and guidance in all areas of Procurement 
and Grants Office (PGO) activities; (2) provides technical and 
managerial direction for the development of CDC-wide policies, 
procedures, and practices in the acquisition, assistance, and materiel 
management areas; (3) participates with senior management in program 
planning, policy determinations, evaluations, and decisions for award, 
administration, and termination of contracts, purchase orders, grants, 
and cooperative agreements; (5) maintains a continuing review of CDC-
wide acquisition, assistance management, and materiel management 
operations to assure adherence to laws, policies, procedures, and 
regulations; (6) maintains liaison with HHS, GSA, and other Federal 
agencies on acquisition, assistance, and materiel management policy, 
procedure, and operating matters; (7) provides administrative services 
and direction for budget, property, travel, and personnel of the PGO; 
(8) processes data for, and maintains, the contract information system 
for CDC and HHS; (9) provides technical and managerial direction for 
the development, implementation and maintenance of automated 
acquisition systems needs on a CDC-wide basis; (10) provides 
administrative support activities for training and development of all 
PGO employees; (11) operates CDC's Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Program and provides direction and support to various other 
socioeconomic programs encompassing the acquisition and assistance 
activities; (12) provides cost advisory support to acquisition and 
assistance activities with responsibility for initiating requests for 
audits and evaluations, and providing recommendations to contracting 
officer or grants management officer; (13) as required, participate in 
negotiations with potential contractors and grantees; (14) develops 
overhead rates for profit and nonprofit organizations, and provides 
professional advice on accounting and cost principles in resolving 
audit exceptions as they relate to acquisition and assistance 
processes; (15) provides information technology support with 
responsibility for planning, budgeting for, designing, developing, 
coordinating, monitoring, and implementing IT projects, activities and 
initiatives.
    Delete the title and functional statement for the Cost Advisory 
Activity (CA5812).
    Delete the functional statement for the Contracts Management Branch 
(Pittsburgh) (CA583) and insert the following:
    (1) Plans, directs, and conducts the acquisition of non-personal 
services, research and development, studies, and data collection 
primarily for NIOSH through a variety of contractual mechanisms 
(competitive and non-competitive); (2) reviews statement of work from a 
management point of view for conformity to laws, regulations, and 
policies, and negotiates and issues contract awards; (3) provides 
continuing surveillance of financial and administrative aspects of 
acquisition supported activities to assure compliance with appropriate 
HHS and CDC policies; (4) gives technical assistance, where indicated, 
to improve the management of acquisition supported activities and 
responds to requests for management information from Office of 
Director, headquarters, regional staffs, NIOSH and the public; (5) 
performs contract and purchasing administrative activities including 
coordination and negotiation of contract modifications, reviewing and 
approving contractor billings, resolving audit findings, and performing 
close-out/termination activities; (6) assures that contractors' total 
performance is in accordance with contractual commitments; (7) provides 
leadership and guidance to NIOSH project officers and program 
officials; (8) provides leadership, direction, procurement options and 
approaches in developing specifications/statement of work and contract 
awards; (9) participates with top program management in program 
planning, policy determination, evaluation, and directions concerning 
acquisition strategies and execution; (10) maintain Branch's official 
contracts files; (11) maintains a close working relationship with NIOSH 
components in carrying out their missions; (12) establishes Branch 
goals, objectives, and priorities and assures their consistency and 
coordination with the overall objectives of PGO.
    Delete the functional statement for the Materiel Management Branch 
(CA584) and insert the following:
    (1) Implements CDC-wide policies, procedures, and criteria required 
to implement Federal and Departmental regulations governing materiel 
management and transportation management; (2) evaluates operations to 
determine procedural changes needed to maintain effective management; 
(3) provides technical assistance to other parts of CDC on matters 
pertaining to materiel management, transportation management, and agent 
cashier services; (4) develops, designs, and tests materiel management 
systems and procedures; (5) represents CDC on inter- and 
intradepartmental materiel and transportation management committees; 
(6) maintains liaison with the Department and other Federal agencies on 
materiel management and transportation and traffic management matters; 
(7) establishes Branch goals, objectives, and priorities and assures 
their consistency and coordination with the overall objectives of PGO.
    Delete the titles and functional statements for the Stores and 
Personal Property Section (CA5842) and the Transportation Section 
(CA5843).
    Delete the title and functional statement for the Program 
Acquisition Branch (Washington) (CA587) and insert the following:
    Contracts Management Activity (Hyattsville) (CA587). (1) Plans, 
directs, and conducts the acquisition of non-personal services, 
research and development, studies, and data collection primarily for 
CDC/NCHS through a variety of contractual mechanisms (competitive and 
non-competitive); (2) reviews statements of work from a management 
point of view for conformity to laws, regulations, and policies, and 
negotiates and issues contract awards; (3) provides continuing 
surveillance of financial and administrative aspects of acquisition 
supported activities to assure compliance with appropriate HHS and CDC 
policies; (4) gives technical assistance, where indicated, to improve 
the management of acquisition supported activities and responds to 
requests for management information from Office of Director, 
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regional staffs, NCHS and the public; (5) performs contract 
administrative activities including coordination and negotiation of 
contract modifications, reviewing and approving contractor billings, 
resolving audit findings, and performing close-out/termination 
activities; (6) assures that contractors' total performance is in 
accordance with contractual commitments; (7) provides leadership and 
guidance to CDC/NCHS project officers and program officials; (8) 
provides leadership, direction, procurement options and approaches in 
developing specifications/statements of work and contract awards; (9) 
participates with top program management in program planning, policy 
determination, evaluation, and directions concerning acquisition 
strategies and execution; (10) maintains Activity's official contracts 
files; (11) maintains a close working relationship with NCHS in 
carrying out their missions; (12) establishes Activity goals, 
objectives, and priorities and assures their consistency and 
coordination with the overall objectives of PGO.
    Delete the title and functional statement for the Contracts 
Management Branch (CA588) and insert the following:
    Contracts Management Branch (Atlanta) (CA588). (1) Plans, directs, 
and conducts the acquisition of non-personal services, research and 
development, studies, and data collection for CDC through a variety of 
contractual mechanisms (competitive and non-competitive); (2) reviews 
statements of work from a management point of view for conformity to 
laws, regulations, and policies, and negotiates and issues contract 
awards; (3) provides continuing surveillance of financial and 
administrative aspects of acquisition supported activities to assure 
compliance with appropriate HHS and CDC policies; (4) gives technical 
assistance, where indicated, to improve the management of acquisition 
supported activities and responds to requests for management 
information from Office of the Director, headquarters, regional staffs, 
Centers, Institute and Offices (CIOs) and the public; (5) plans, 
directs, and conducts the acquisition of commodities and equipment for 
CDC through a variety of contractual mechanisms; (6) plans, directs, 
and conducts the acquisition of information technology products and 
services for CDC through a variety of contractual and purchasing 
mechanisms; (7) performs contract and purchasing administrative 
activities including coordination and negotiation of contract 
modifications, reviewing and approving contractor billings, resolving 
audit findings, and performing close-out/termination activities; (8) 
assures that contractors' total performance is in accordance with 
contractual commitments; (9) provides leadership and guidance to CDC 
project officers and program officials; (10) provides leadership, 
direction, procurement options and approaches in developing 
specifications/statements of work and contract awards; (11) provides 
training, consultation and advice to CDC field activities having 
purchasing authority; (12) participates with senior program management 
in program planning, policy determination, evaluation, and directions 
concerning acquisition strategies and execution; (13) maintains 
Branch's official contracts files; (14) maintains a close working 
relationship with CIOs and other CDC components in carrying out their 
missions; (15) establishes Branch goals, objectives, and priorities and 
assures their consistency and coordination with the overall objectives 
of PGO.
    Delete in their entirety the titles and functional statements for 
Office of the Chief (CA5881), Services Section I (CA5882), Services 
Section II (CA5883), Services Section III (CA5884), IT Section (5885), 
and Facilities, Construction, Commodities, and Equipment Section 
(CA5886).
    After the Contracts Management Branch (Atlanta) (CA588), insert the 
following:
    Construction and Facilities Management Branch (HCA589). (1) Directs 
and controls acquisition planning activities to assure total program 
needs are addressed and procurements are conducted in a logical, 
appropriate, and timely sequence; (2) plans, directs, and conducts the 
acquisition of non-personal services, institutional support services, 
architect-engineering services, construction of new buildings, 
alterations and renovations, and commodities and equipment in support 
of CDC facilities, utilizing a wide variety of contract types and 
pricing arrangements; (3) provides leadership, direction, procurement 
options, and approaches in developing specifications/statements of work 
and contract awards; (4) performs contract and purchasing 
administrative activities including coordination and negotiation of 
contract modifications, reviewing and approving contractor billings, 
resolving audit findings, and performing close-out/termination 
activities; (5) assures that contractors' total performance is in 
accordance with contractual commitments; (6) provides leadership and 
guidance to CDC project officers and program officials; (7) 
participates with senior program management in program planning, policy 
determination, evaluation, and direction concerning acquisition 
strategies and execution; (8) plans, directs, and coordinates 
activities of the Branch; (9) maintains Branch's official contract 
files; (10) maintains a close working relationship with the Facilities 
Planning and Management Office and other CDC components in carrying out 
their missions; (11) establishes Branch goals, objectives, and 
priorities and assures their consistency and coordination with overall 
objectives of PGO.
    International Contracts and Grants Branch (CA58A). (1) Plans, 
directs and conducts the acquisition of a wide variety of services, 
research and development, studies, data collection, equipment 
materials, and personal and nonpersonal services in support of CDC's 
international operations, utilizing a wide variety of contract types 
and pricing arrangements; (2) plans, directs and conducts assistance 
management activities for CDC's international programs; (3) provides 
leadership, direction, and acquisition options and approaches in 
developing specifications/statements of work and grants announcements; 
(4) participates with top program management in program planning, 
policy determination, evaluation and direction concerning acquisition 
and grants strategies and execution; (5) provides innovative problem-
solving methods in the coordination on international procurement and 
grants for a wide range plan with partners in virtually all major 
domestic and international health agencies dealing with United Nations 
Foundation health priorities/issues to include resolution of matters 
with the Department of State; (6) executes contracts and grants in 
support of international activities; (7) provides business management 
oversight for contracts and assistance awards.

    Dated: October 30, 2001.
David Fleming,
Deputy Director for Science and Public Health.
[FR Doc. 01-28014 Filed 11-7-01; 8:45 am]
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