[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55847-55849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22166]


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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, date 
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as 
amended most recently at 67 FR 42268-71, dated June 21, 2002) is 
amended to centralize contract and procurement functions within the 
Procurement and Grants Office (PGO), Office of Program Services, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and restructure PGO.
    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), Office of Program 
Services (CA5), 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 concerning 
acquisition, assistance, and materiel management; (4) provides 
direction for award, administration, measures of effectiveness 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 the Integrated Contracts Expert (ICE) System on an 
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, participates in negotiations with potential 
contractors and grantees, developing overhead rates for profit and 
nonprofit organizations, and provides professional advice on accounting 
and cost principles in resolving audit exceptions as they relate to the 
acquisition and assistance processes; (14) provides information 
technology support with responsibility for planning, budgeting, 
designing, developing, coordinating, monitoring, and implementing IT 
projects, activities, and initiatives; (15) develops and implements 
organizational strategic planning goals and objectives.
    Delete the title and functional statement for Contracts Management 
Branch (Pittsburgh) (CA583) and insert the following:
    Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (CA583). (1) Plans, 
directs, and conducts the acquisition of non-personal services, 
supples, equipment, research and development, studies, and data 
collection for NIOSH, NCHS, and other CIOs as directed by PGO 
management through a variety of contractual mechanisms (competitive and 
non-competitive); (2) plans, directs, and conducts assistance 
management activities for NIOSH, NCHS, and other CIOs through the 
awards of grants and cooperative agreements (competitive and non-
competitive); (3) reviews statements of work and assistance 
applications from a management point of view for conformity to laws, 
regulations, and policies, and negotiates and issues contract, grant, 
and cooperative agreement awards; (4) provides continuing surveillance 
of financial and administrative aspects of acquisition and assistance 
supported activities to assure compliance with appropriate HHS and CDC 
policies; (5) gives technical assistance, where indicated, to improve 
the management of acquisition and assistance supported activities and 
responds to requests for management information from Officer of 
Director, headquarters, regional staffs, NIOSH, NCHS, and the public; 
(6) 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; (7) provides for the 
collection and reporting of business management and programmatic data, 
and analyzes and monitors business management data on grants and 
cooperative agreements; (8) assures that contractor and grantee 
performance is in

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accordance with contractual and assistance commitments; (9) provides 
leadership, direction, procurement options and approaches in developing 
specification/statements of work and contract awards; (10) plans, 
directs, coordinates, and conducts the grants management functions and 
processes in support of assistance awards, including cooperative 
agreements, discretionary grants, block grants, and formula grants, to 
State and local governments, universities, colleges, research 
institutions, hospitals, and other public and private organizations, 
small businesses, and minority- and/or women-owned businesses for 
NIOSH, NCHS, and other CIOs as directed by PGO management; (11) 
participates with top program management in program planning, policy 
determination, evaluation, and directions concerning acquisition and 
assistance strategies and execution; (12) maintains Branch's official 
contract and assistance files; (13) maintains a close working 
relationship with NIOSH, NCHS, and other CIO components in carrying out 
their missions; (14) establishes Branch goals, objectives, and 
priorities and assures their consistency and coordination with the 
overall objectives of PGO.
    Delete the title and functional statement for the Grants Management 
Branch (CA586) and insert the following:
    Acquisition and Assistance Branch B (CA586). (1) Plans, directs, 
and conducts the acquisition of non-personal services, supplies, 
equipment, research and development, studies, and data collection for 
CDC through a variety of contractual mechanisms (competitive and non-
competitive); (2) plans, directs, and conducts assistance management 
activities for CDC through the awards of grants and cooperative 
agreements (competitive and non-competitive); (3) reviews statements of 
work and assistance applications from a management point of view for 
conformity to laws, regulations, and policies, and negotiates and 
issues contract, grant and cooperative agreement awards; (4) provides 
continuing surveillance of financial and administrative aspects of 
acquisition and assistance supported activities to assure compliance 
with appropriate HHS and CDC policies; (5) gives technical assistance, 
where indicated, to improve the management of acquisition and 
assistance supported activities and responds to requests for management 
information from Office of Director, headquarters, regional staffs, CDC 
program offices and the public; (6) 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; (7) provides for the collection and reporting of business 
management and programmatic data, and analyzes and monitors business 
management data on grants and cooperative agreements; (8) assures that 
contractor and grantee performance is in accordance with contractual 
and assistance 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) plans, 
directs, coordinates, and conducts the grants management functions and 
processes in support of assistance awards, including cooperative 
agreements, discretionary grants, block grants, and formula grants, to 
State and local governments, universities, colleges, research 
institutions, hospitals, and other public and private organizations, 
small businesses, and minority- and/or women-owned businesses for CDC; 
(12) participates with top program management in program planning, 
policy determination, evaluation, and directions concerning acquisition 
and assistance strategies and execution; (13) maintains Branch's 
official contract and assistance files; (14) maintains a close working 
relationship with CDC program office 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 the title and functional statement in their entirety for the 
Contracts Management Activity (Hyattsville (CA587).
    Delete the title and functional statement for the Contracts 
Management Branch (Atlanta) (CA588) and insert the following:
    Acquisition and Assistance Branch A (CA588). (1) Plans, directs, 
and conducts the acquisition of non-personal services, supplies, 
equipment, research and development, studies, and data collection for 
CDC through a variety of contractual mechanisms (competitive and non-
competitive); (2) plans, directs, and conducts assistance management 
activities for CDC through the awards of grants and cooperative 
agreements (competitive and non-competitive); (3) reviews statements of 
work and assistance applications from a management point of view for 
conformity to laws, regulations, and policies, and negotiates and 
issues contract, grant and cooperative agreement awards; (4) provides 
continuing surveillance of financial and administrative aspects of 
acquisition and assistance supported activities to assure compliance 
with appropriate HHS and CDC policies; (5) gives technical assistance, 
where indicated, to improve the management of acquisition and 
assistance supported activities and responds to requests for management 
information from Office of Director, headquarters, regional staffs, CDC 
program offices and the public; (6) 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; (7) provides for the collection and reporting of business 
management and programmatic data, and analyzes and monitors business 
management data on grants and cooperative agreements; (8) assures that 
contractor and grantee performance is in accordance with contractual 
and assistance 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) plans, 
directs, coordinate, and conducts the grants management functions and 
processes in support of assistance awards, including cooperative 
agreements, discretionary grants, block grants, and formula grants, to 
State and local governments, universities, colleges, research 
institutions,hospitals, and other public and private organizations, 
small businesses, and minority- and/or women-owned businesses for CDC; 
(12) participate with top program management in program planning, 
policy determination, evaluation, and directions concerning acquisition 
and assistance strategies and execution; (13) maintains Branch official 
contract and assistance files; (14) maintains a close working 
relationship with CDC program office 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 the functional statement for the Construction and Facilities 
Management Branch (CA589) and insert the following:
    (1) Directs and controls acquisition planning activities to assure 
total program need are addressed and procurements are conducted in a 
logical, appropriate, and timely

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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) 
performs simplified acquisition activities in support of CDC program 
offices; (6) assures that contractor performance is in accordance with 
contractual commitments; (7) provides leadership and guidance to CDC 
project officers and program officials; (8) participates with senior 
program management in program planning, policy determination, 
evaluation, and directions concerning acquisition strategies and 
execution; (9) plans, directs, and coordinates activities of the 
Branch; (10) maintains Branch's official contracts files; (11) 
maintains a close working relationship with Facilities Planning and 
Management Office and other CDC components in carrying out their 
missions; (12) establishes Branch goals, objectives, and priorities and 
assures their consistency and coordination with overall objectives of 
PGO.
    Delete the title for the International Contracts and Grants Branch 
(CA58A) and insert the International and Territories Acquisition and 
Assistance Branch (CA58A).

    Dated: August 23, 2002.
David W. Fleming,
Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-22166 Filed 8-29-02; 8:45 am]
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