RECOVERY ACTION: Administrative tasks for processing ARRA funded grants for the The OER Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

RECOVERY ACTION. For informational purposes only. This is a within scope modification to a competitively awarded IDIQ contract- New Year Tech, HHSN263200800005I, task order LARC-2008-OLAW-0019, line item #2. This modification provides ARRA funding in the amount of $10,481.40 to support the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare for Base Year. The DUNS number for New Year Tech, Inc. is 17-994-4574. The work scope being accomplished under the task order modification as a result of the receipt of the ARRA funds is within the scope of the contract. The prospects for performing the ARRA scope of work under a firm fixed-price (FFP) contract were evaluated prior issuance of the modification. The work contemplated varies depending on the influx of ARRA funded grants, making it difficult to accurately estimate the extent or duration of work or to anticipate costs with any reasonable degree of confidence. (FAR 16.601(c))



Awarded $10,481.40 on 2009/09/01

RECOVERY ACTION. For informational purposes only. This is a within scope modification to a competitively awarded IDIQ contract- New Year Tech, HHSN263200800005I, task order LARC-2008-OLAW-0019, line item #2. This modification provides ARRA funding in the amount of $26,732.55 to support the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare for Option Year 1. The DUNS number for New Year Tech, Inc. is 17-994-4574. Contract HHSN263200800005I and awarded task orders under this contract were subject to a Novation Agreement on December 1, 2009. The DUNS number for the transferee, JS Technology, Inc. is 832328202. The work scope being accomplished under the task order modification as a result of the receipt of the ARRA funds is within the scope of the contract. The prospects for performing the ARRA scope of work under a firm fixed-price (FFP) contract were evaluated prior issuance of the modification. The work contemplated varies depending on the influx of ARRA funded grants, making it difficult to accurately estimate the extent or duration of work or to anticipate costs with any reasonable degree of confidence. (FAR 16.601(c))



Awarded $26,732.55 on 2009/01/27

The OER Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) requires additional administrative support to increase its compliance oversight activities resulting from the influx of ARRA funded grants using laboratory animals. OLAW is responsible for assuring that grants involving animal subjects comply with the Public Health Service Policy therefore increased program analyst support is required for ARRA funded grants using animal subjects. Required administrative support includes retrieval of requests from the restricted awards and assurances e-mail boxes, processing requests into the database, reviewing data entry for accuracy and completeness, and assisting with other administrative tasks related to ARRA funded grants.