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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please see below the announcements, especially for OSP orders over $10k. If this is a repeat e-mail, sorry for the duplicate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Faculty have received from Brian and independently (we think); see below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks…. Jean Ball<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Winer, Brian
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> physics-faculty@lists.osu.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ball, Jean <balljg@physics.osu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: New Requirements for Grant-Related Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Please take a moment to review the message below (you probably received a copy independently). Make sure you share this with people in your group who doing purchasing of large dollar value (above $10K) items.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> -Brian<o:p></o:p></p>
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Professor and Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">From: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Janet Weisenberger and Christine Hamble <<a href="mailto:research@research.osu.edu">research@research.osu.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Subject: New Requirements for Grant-Related Purchases</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Date: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">June 28, 2018 at 1:59:15 PM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">To: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Brian Winer <<a href="mailto:winer.12@osu.edu">winer.12@osu.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal">MESSAGE FROM JANET WEISENBERGER<br>
AND CHRISTINE HAMBLE<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dear Investigators, Research Administrators and Research Staff:<br>
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Beginning<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 1, 2018</span></strong>, new federal regulations for grant purchases will go into effect. There are some significant changes, as outlined below. We encourage
you to contact the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Procurement (614-292-6871) for assistance with the new regulations.<br>
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Uniform Guidance changes focus on ensuring full and open competition and increased transparency in the procurement process. In general, the new Uniform Guidance procurement regulations are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">more
prescriptive</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>than the previous guidance (OMB Circular A-110).<br>
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Within the new regulations, there are five prescribed methods to make purchases:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Micro-Purchases (under $10,000 or under $2,000 for construction)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Small Purchases (between $10,000 and $250,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sealed Bids (at $250,000 and up)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Competitive Proposals (at $250,000 and up)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Noncompetitive Proposals/Sole Source (at $10,000 and up)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The requirements for purchases of $10,000 or more have significantly changed. These purchases will require greater effort and more processing
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There are fewer allowances for noncompetitive (sole source) procurements and the requirements for supporting documentation are more stringent. Supporting documentation is now required on any purchase over the micro-purchase threshold of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$10,000</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(compared
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Change Highlights</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For purchases of $10,000 and up<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>you will need to provide two or more quotes
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For Noncompetitive Proposal (Sole Source) purchases (over $10,000 but less than $250,000)<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>either
a “<a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiQUxKM1hhSkItelhSd3JOU3JrQ2VHNWVEUEhVIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZmlsZXNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wNlxcXC9PU1BfUmVxdWVzdC1mb3ItU29sZS1Tb3VyY2UucGRmXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiM2ExMTQ3ZTg2NmJlNGRmMTlkYmJhYjM2M2I1M2FlN2RcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI4NGQzMWFiMDYwMTRkNjY0YjE5YTY4OWNkM2NhZWU3N2Q5YjE2MzRkXCJdfSJ9"><span style="color:#428BCA">Request
for Sole Source</span></a>” or a “<a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoid0tzZUdtSDJCUDRUOEdFRmZIM3VaNzZEZy1jIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZmlsZXNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wNlxcXC9PU1BfUmVxdWVzdC1mb3ItU29sZS1Tb3VyY2VfSW5kaXZpZHVhbC1Db25zdWx0YW50cy5wZGZcIixcImlkXCI6XCIzYTExNDdlODY2YmU0ZGYxOWRiYmFiMzYzYjUzYWU3ZFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImU5ZGJhNTU4NGE1YzdlYmEyZjM5N2Q2ZDgyMmIzYWJhOTc0MjAyOThcIl19In0"><span style="color:#428BCA">Request
for Sole Source (Individual Consultant)</span></a>” form must be submitted with the purchase request. For purchases of $250,000 or more, a “<a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiQUxKM1hhSkItelhSd3JOU3JrQ2VHNWVEUEhVIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZmlsZXNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wNlxcXC9PU1BfUmVxdWVzdC1mb3ItU29sZS1Tb3VyY2UucGRmXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiM2ExMTQ3ZTg2NmJlNGRmMTlkYmJhYjM2M2I1M2FlN2RcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI4NGQzMWFiMDYwMTRkNjY0YjE5YTY4OWNkM2NhZWU3N2Q5YjE2MzRkXCJdfSJ9"><span style="color:#428BCA">Request
for Sole Source</span></a>”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">AND</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the new OSP “<a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiemRFWDNZRjFFOG1pUzkwNkYyeEEtSUs5YlowIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZmlsZXNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wNlxcXC9PU1BfQ29tcGV0aXRpb25fRGV0ZXJtaW5hdGlvbl9SZXF1aXJlbWVudF9Gb3JtLVBSMTAyLTAwMy5wZGZcIixcImlkXCI6XCIzYTExNDdlODY2YmU0ZGYxOWRiYmFiMzYzYjUzYWU3ZFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImM2ZTRlMTc2YWE5MWJlNmY5YjhjYTIyMzFhZGNjM2U5MDg0NDMyZTJcIl19In0"><span style="color:#428BCA">Competition
Determination Requirements</span></a>” forms must be submitted with the purchase request.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you will be requesting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">any</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>purchase of
$250,000 and up, contact OSP Procurement either during the proposal process or as soon as possible after award. Additional requirements may apply.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For consultant agreements, use the new “<a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiRERKclZOS2piMW05YVY4UXFiMmtXaXJ4TlZVIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZmlsZXNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wNlxcXC9PU1AtSW5kaXZpZHVhbC1Db25zdWx0YW50LUFncmVlbWVudF9Gb3ItSW5kaXZpZHVhbF9Ob24tT1NVLUVtcGxveWVlLnBkZlwiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjNhMTE0N2U4NjZiZTRkZjE5ZGJiYWIzNjNiNTNhZTdkXCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiOWNkYmU0MjMxNWMyNDVkYmM4ZWRlYTE2ODA3NDI0MTNlNjY1OTQxZVwiXX0ifQ"><span style="color:#428BCA">Consultant
Agreement for Individual (Non-OSU Employee) Consulting Services</span></a>” and “<a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiZVJyZ1VydWx5cnI1VVprc01uRlIxalZ4VWNVIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZmlsZXNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wNlxcXC9PU1BfQ29uc3VsdGFudC1BZ3JlZW1lbnQtQW1lbmRtZW50MDctMDEtMTgucGRmXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiM2ExMTQ3ZTg2NmJlNGRmMTlkYmJhYjM2M2I1M2FlN2RcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI4ZWY5ZWI2NTRiODFmNjlhZWU2MjU3ZmMyZjI4Mzg2Mjg0NThkZWI0XCJdfSJ9"><span style="color:#428BCA">Consultant
Agreement Amendment</span></a>” forms starting July 1, 2018. Obtain multiple quotes whenever possible. Submit the new “<a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoid0tzZUdtSDJCUDRUOEdFRmZIM3VaNzZEZy1jIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZmlsZXNcXFwvMjAxOFxcXC8wNlxcXC9PU1BfUmVxdWVzdC1mb3ItU29sZS1Tb3VyY2VfSW5kaXZpZHVhbC1Db25zdWx0YW50cy5wZGZcIixcImlkXCI6XCIzYTExNDdlODY2YmU0ZGYxOWRiYmFiMzYzYjUzYWU3ZFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImU5ZGJhNTU4NGE1YzdlYmEyZjM5N2Q2ZDgyMmIzYWJhOTc0MjAyOThcIl19In0"><span style="color:#428BCA">Request
for Sole Source (Individual Consultant)</span></a>” form with any request of $10,000 or more when multiple quotes cannot be obtained. (Please note that the consultant’s CV may now be required in order to justify a sole source purchase.)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cost Transfer Requests are more difficult and should be avoided, particularly for purchases of $10,000 or more. These requests must include supporting documentation indicating the purchase was conducted
according to the new requirements. OSP Procurement will review and evaluate requests to determine whether the purchase satisfies Uniform Guidance requirements and whether the costs may be transferred to the project.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Uniform Guidance places more emphasis on reducing project costs by encouraging the use of federal excess and surplus property in lieu of purchasing new equipment/property. Contact OSP Procurement
for assistance in searching for federal excess and surplus property. They can help you determine the most economical approach to reducing costs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Additional information is posted on the OSP website under<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiODdCY2VBWksyd1hoSVNiRTBPZ2VwTWxaa1pFIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvYWRtaW5pc3RyYXRpb25cXFwvcHJvY3VyZW1lbnRcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiM2ExMTQ3ZTg2NmJlNGRmMTlkYmJhYjM2M2I1M2FlN2RcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI1YTFjYTE2OWMzOTk1N2IzY2FjYjIxMjQxNmE0NGY4ODFlMTJlMjMyXCJdfSJ9"><span style="color:#428BCA">Procurement</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiNnhaQm15dmtESEdXcnVFN3lIb2dTZmhEV1dBIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnRcXFwvdW5pZm9ybS1ndWlkYW5jZVxcXC9cIixcImlkXCI6XCIzYTExNDdlODY2YmU0ZGYxOWRiYmFiMzYzYjUzYWU3ZFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjJkMjBiYmM2YmU1Yjg2ZGU3ZmVkN2ZmNDJhZTdkODU3MThmNzEwZmNcIl19In0"><span style="color:#428BCA">Uniform
Guidance</span></a>. All new and/or revised forms will be posted on the OSP<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30669642/osp.osu.edu?p=eyJzIjoiREhObE90RVVNaFNHLVdqckhGZnUxZDIzWkVjIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDY2OTY0MixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvb3NwLm9zdS5lZHVcXFwvZm9ybXNcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiM2ExMTQ3ZTg2NmJlNGRmMTlkYmJhYjM2M2I1M2FlN2RcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCIzNmViOGFiOTYwYTkyYzZlY2M1OWJlZjYzYzM0N2I4MTI2NTliMGFkXCJdfSJ9"><span style="color:#428BCA">website</span></a>by
July 1, 2018.<br>
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Remember that we are here to help guide you through the new regulations and to answer your questions or concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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