award contract for small business 19.502-4, concerns? 19.1309, 19.1407, 19.1506 Contract Type/Purchase Description/ SOW/SOO A.36 Is Purchase description/statement of FAR 11.002, work, specification, etc. adequate, 11.101(a) encouraging competition or ensuring fair opportunity process, properly describing commercial products/services, if applicable, limiting use of name or “brand equal” unless justified, and following established purchase description order of preference? A.37 If brand name or equal, does the FAR 11.104 purchase description cover the salient physical, functional or performance characteristics of brand name? A.38 If requirement is for electronic FAR 23.705 products, are the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) standards being used? Action Item FAR/HHSAR/ Yes No N/A Comments No. NIH Policy Part
award contract for small business concerns? 19.502-4, 19.1309, 19.1407, 19.1506 Contract Type/Purchase Description/ SOW/SOO A.36 Is Purchase description/statement of work, specification, etc. adequate, encouraging competition or ensuring fair opportunity process, properly describing commercial products/services, if applicable, limiting use of “brand name or equal” unless justified, and following established purchase description order of preference? FAR 11.002, 11.101(a) A.37 If brand name or equal, does the purchase description cover the salient physical, functional or performance characteristics of brand name? FAR 11.104 A.38 If requirement is for electronic products, are the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) standards being used? FAR 23.705 No. Action Item FAR/HHSAR/ NIH Policy Part Yes No N/A Comments