UniversityProposalNumber:
OBJECTIVE:Generally,thedeterminationoftherelationshipwithanentityisverifiedthroughtheinstitutionalreviewoftheproposalnarrative,budgetjustification,andotherrelatedproposaldocuments,aswellasthroughdiscussionswithkeypersonnelpriortoproposalsubmission.Whentherelationshipremainsunclear,thisformmayprovideassistanceinmakinganaccuratedetermination.
Subrecipient:
Contractor:
INSTRUCTIONS:Completesectionsoneandtwoofthechecklistbymarkingallcharacteristicsthatapplytotheoutsideentity.ThesectionwiththegreatestnumberofmarkedcharacteristicsindicatesthelikelytypeofrelationshiptheentitywillhavewiththeUniversity.Onoccasiontheremaybeexceptionstothetypeofrelationshipindicatedbythecompletedchecklist.Inthesesituations,thesubstanceoftherelationshipshouldbegivengreaterconsiderationthantheformofagreementbetweentheUniversityandtheoutsideentity.Section3shouldbeusedtoprovidedocumentationontheuseofjudgmentindeterminingtheproperrelationshipclassification.
NAMEOFOUTSIDEENTITY:
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4.authorizingstatute,asopposedtoprovidinggoodsorservicesforthebenefitofthepass‐throughentity.
EntitiesthatincludethesecharacteristicsareresponsibleforadherencetoapplicableFederalprogramrequirementsspecifiedintheFederalaward.
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EntitiesthatincludethesecharacteristicsarenotsubjecttocompliancerequirementsoftheFederalprogramasaresultoftheagreement,thoughsimilarrequirementsmayapplyforotherreasons.
FINALDETERMINATION:SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACTOR
OPTIONAL‐SECTION3‐USEOFJUDGMENT (useonlywhenthedeterminationcannotclearlybemadeusingtheabovecriteria)
ExplanationofUseofJudgmentDetermination:
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Providesthegoodsandserviceswithinnormalbusinessoperations;
PrincipalInvestigator:
§200.93Subrecipientmeansanon‐Federalentitythatreceivesasubawardfromapass‐throughentitytocarryoutpartofaFederalprogram;butdoesnotincludeanindividualthatisabeneficiaryofsuchprogram.AsubrecipientmayalsobearecipientofotherFederalawardsdirectlyfromaFederalawarding
§200.23Contractormeansanentitythatreceivesacontractasdefinedin§200.22Contract.§200.22Contractmeansalegalinstrumentbywhichanon‐FederalentitypurchasespropertyorservicesneededtocarryouttheprojectorprogramunderaFederalaward.
DEFINITIONSFROMUNIFORMGUIDANCE(2CFR,PART200):
ChecklisttoDetermineSubrecipientorContractorClassification
Description :Indeterminingwhetheranagreementbetweenapass‐throughentityandanothernon‐Federalentitycaststhelatterasasubrecipientoracontractor,thesubstanceoftherelationshipismoreimportantthantheformoftheagreement.Allofthecharacteristicslistedabovemaynotbepresentinallcases,andthepass‐throughentitymustusejudgmentinclassifyingeachagreementasasubawardoraprocurementcontract.
Providessimilargoodsorservicestomanydifferentpurchasers;
Normallyoperatesinacompetitiveenvironment;
ProvidesgoodsorservicesthatareancillarytotheoperationoftheFederalprogram.
Inaccordancewithitsagreement,usestheFederalfundstocarryoutaprogramforapublicpurposespecifiedin
Description :AsubawardisforthepurposeofcarryingoutaportionofaFederalawardandcreatesaFederalassistancerelationshipwiththesubrecipient.Characteristicswhichsupporttheclassificationofthenon‐Federalentityasasubrecipientincludewhenthecontrator:
Description :Acontractisforthepurposeofobtaininggoodsandservicesforthenon‐Federalentity'sownuseandcreatesaprocurementrelationshipwiththecontractor.Characteristicsindicativeofaprocurementrelationshipbetweenthenon‐Federalentityandacontractorarewhenthenon‐FederalentityreceivingtheFederalfunds:
SECTION2‐CONTRACTOR
SECTION1‐SUBRECIPIENT
DetermineswhoiseligibletoreceivewhatFederalassistance;
Hasresponsibilityforprogrammaticdecisionmaking;
HasitsperformancemeasuredinrelationtowhetherobjectivesofaFederalprogramweremet;
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