Industrial and Environmental Hygiene Services

与第三区美国公共卫生服务局联邦职业健康司（DFOH）达成的这项机构间协议旨在为安全与健康办公室、极地方案办公室（SHO/OPP）提供各种职业和环境健康学科的技术支持。由于DFOH已经与合格的承包商建立了类似的合同安排，因此该机构间协议为SHO/OPP提供了灵活性，可以在短时间内获得各种学科的技术专长，而无需为单个任务进行冗长的采购工作。通过在其他负责提供类似服务的政府机构中利用类似的合同机制，OPP/NSF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OPP和合同、政策和监督司（CPO）工作人员工作量的影响。由于目前不可能分配所有特定任务（因为OPP研究项目的性质瞬息万变），因此随着项目需求的变化，保持分配新任务的灵活性至关重要；DFOH机构间协议提供了这种灵活性。随着机构间协议的建立，OPP/NSF的资金将承诺并有义务提供给DFOH，用于协议的预计总努力水平。一旦这些资金到位，就可以提交具体的任务，随着每项任务的完成，义务账户的余额就会减少。这样，就不需要在每次分配新任务时对《机构间协定》进行个别修改。具体任务将由SHO/OPP制定，并转交给DFOH制定项目计划和预算。DFOH将向OPP和NSF/合同政策和监督部（CPO）提供每个任务的计划/预算，以供审查和批准。达成协议后，将向DFOH发出进行通知。DFOH将定期向OPP和CPO提供账单摘要。SHO/OPP技术联络员负责确保在分配任务时不超过机构间协议的总义务金额。第三区联邦职业健康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，与分配到特定任务的DFOH员工协调这些活动，并负责整体技术产品。任务将由SHO/OPP制定，并提供给DFOH，以制定项目计划、进度和预算。任务信函通常包括对所需任务的明确说明，要解决的问题的充分背景信息，可交付成果的说明以及拟议的时间表。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。东方红的项目计划和预算提案提交后，将由SHO和CPO进行审查，达成一致后，CPO将通知东方红继续进行。为完成指定任务而购买的任何资本设备（例如，用于远程站点污染物采样的监控设备）在任务结束时仍将是OPP的财产。上述流程是在杰伊·特拉先生（USPHS/DFOH）、史蒂夫·斯特恩先生（NSF/DCPO）、格温·亚当斯女士（NSF/OPP）和我本人的讨论中制定的。

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.