Industrial and Environmental Hygiene Services

本机构间协议与美国第三区公共卫生服务部联邦职业卫生司（DFOH）签订，旨在为极地计划办公室（SHO/OHCHR）安全与健康办公室提供各种职业和环境卫生学科的技术支持。 这一机构间协议为SHO/CNAS在短时间内获得各种学科的技术专长提供了灵活性，而无需为单个任务进行长期的采购工作，因为DFOH已经与合格的承包商建立了类似的合同安排。 通过在负责提供类似服务的其他政府机构中利用类似的合同机制，国家科学基金会/国家科学基金会能够优化政府获得合同技术服务的效率，同时最大限度地减少对国家科学基金会和合同、政策和监督司工作人员工作量的影响。 由于目前不可能分配所有具体任务（因为国防部研究计划的性质迅速变化），因此随着计划需求的变化，必须保持分配新任务的灵活性; DFOH机构间协议提供了这种灵活性。 随着机构间协议的建立，将向DFOH承诺并承诺为该协议预计的总努力水平提供资金。 一旦这些资金被承付，就可以提交具体的任务，并在每项任务完成时提取承付账户余额。 这样，就不必在每次分配新任务时都对机构间协议进行单独修改。 具体任务将由SHO/BPO制定，并转交DFOH，以制定项目计划和预算。 DFOH将向OPP和NSF/合同政策和监督部门（CPO）提供每项任务的计划/预算，以供审查和同意。 达成协议后，将向DFOH发出继续进行的通知。 DFOH将定期向销售经理和CPO提供账单摘要。 高级住房办公室/难民署技术联络员负责确保在分配任务时不超过机构间协议的承付总额。 联邦职业健康第三区司利用内部工作人员和合同支助来完成各项任务。 DFOH将监督其承包商的工作，与分配给特定任务的DFOH工作人员协调这些活动，并负责整体技术产品 任务分配将由SHO/KMS制定，并提供给DFOH，以制定项目计划、时间表和预算。 任务分配信通常包括对所需任务的明确说明、关于待解决问题的充分背景信息、可交付成果说明和拟议时间表。 完成每项任务的独立成本估算将由SHO制定，但不会传达给DFOH。 DFOH项目计划和拟议预算提交后，将由SHO和CPO进行审查，达成一致后，CPO将通知DFOH继续进行。 为完成指定任务而购买的任何资本设备（例如，在任务结束时，专门用于偏远地点污染物取样的监测设备将仍然是监测和评价局的财产。 上述过程是在Jay Terra先生（USPHS/DFOH）、Steve Strength先生（NSF/DCPO）、Gwen亚当斯女士（NSF/DCPO）和我本人的讨论过程中制定的。

This interagency agreement with the Region III U.S. Public Health Service, Division of Federal Occupational Health (DFOH) is intended to provide the Safety and Health Office, Office of Polar Programs (SHO/OPP) technical support in a variety of occupational and environmental health disciplines. This Interagency Agreement provides SHO/OPP flexibility in obtaining technical expertise in a variety of disciplines on short notice, without going through protracted procurement efforts for individual tasks, since the DFOH already has established similar contractual arrangements with qualified contractors. By utilizing similar contract mechanisms in other government agencies charged with providing similar services, OPP/NSF is able to optimize the government's efficiency in obtaining contract technical services while minimizing impacts on OPP and Division of Contracts, Policy and Oversight (CPO) staff work load. Since it is impossible at this time to assign all specific task (because of the rapidly changing nature of OPP's research programs), it is essential that flexibility in assigning new tasks is maintained as programmatic needs change; the DFOH Interagency Agreement provides that flexibility. As the Interagency Agreement is established, OPP/NSF funds will be committed and obligated to DFOH for the projected total level of effort for the agreement. Once those funds are obligated, specific tasks can be submitted, with the obligated account balance drawn down as each task is completed. In this way, individual modifications to the Interagency Agreement will not be necessary each time a new task is assigned. Specific tasks will be developed by the SHO/OPP and forwarded to DFOH for the development of a project plan and budget. DFOH will provide that plan/budget for each task to OPP and NSF/Division of Contract Policy and Oversight (CPO) for review and concurrence. When agreement is reached, a notice to proceed will be given to DFOH. Periodic billin g summaries will be provided to OPP and CPO by DFOH. The SHO/OPP Technical Liaison is responsible for ensuring that the total obligated amount for the Interagency Agreement is not exceeded as tasks are assigned. The Region III Division of Federal Occupational Health utilizes in-house staff and contract support to complete the various tasks. DFOH will oversee the work of their contractors, coordinate those activities with the DFOH staff assigned to the particular task, and be responsible for the overall technical product Tasking will be developed by SHO/OPP and provided to DFOH for the development of a project plan, schedule, and budget. Tasking letters will typically include a clear statement of the task required, sufficient background information on the issue to be addressed, a statement of deliverables, and a proposed schedule. An independent cost estimate to complete each task will be developed by SHO but not communicated to DFOH. When the DFOH project plan and proposed budget is submitted, it will be reviewed by SHO and CPO, and when agreement is reached, CPO will notify DFOH to proceed. Any capital equipment purchased to complete an assigned task (e.g., monitoring equipment specific to contaminant sampling in remote sites) will remain the property of OPP at the termination of the task. The process described above was developed during discussions involving Mr. Jay Terra (USPHS/DFOH), Mr. Steve Strength (NSF/DCPO), and Ms Gwen Adams (NSF/OPP) and myself.