[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-24916]
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[Federal Register: October 7, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI)
AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), DOE.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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SUMMARY: Copies of the BPI which establishes the procedures BPA uses in
the solicitation, award, and administration of its purchases of goods
and services including construction, and the Bonneville Financial
Assistance Instructions (BFAI) which establishes the procedures BPA
uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of financial
assistance instruments (principally grants and cooperative agreements)
are available from BPA for $15 and $10 each, respectively.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the BPI or BFAI may be obtained by sending a check
for the proper amount to the Head of the Contracting activity, Routing
AE, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon
97208-3621.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Public Involvement Office, 1-800-622-4519.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was established in 1937 as a Federal
Power Marketing Agency in the Pacific Northwest. BPA operations are
financed from power revenues as opposed to annual appropriations. Its
purchasing operations are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and
related statutes, pursuant to these special authorities, the BPI is
promulgated as a statement of purchasing policy and as a body of
interpretative regulations governing the conduct of BPA purchasing
activities. It is significantly different from the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, and reflects BPA's private sector approach to purchasing
the goods and services which it requires. The BPI is available on two
3\1/2\ inch diskettes in Microsoft's Word for Windows format, in
addition to the printed version. Please specify which is desired when
placing the order. BPA's financial assistance operations are conducted
under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI express
BPA's financial assistance policy. The BFAI also comprise BPA's rules
governing implementation of the principles provided in the following
OMB circulars:
A-21 Cost principles applicable to grants, contracts, and other
agreements within stitutions of higher education.
A-87 Cost principles applicable to grants, contracts, and other
agreements with State and local governments.
A-102 Uniform administrative requirements for grants in aid to State
and local governments, and the common rule.
A-110 Grants and agreements with institutions of higher education,
hospitals and other nonprofit organizations.
A-12 Cost principles applicable to grants, contracts, and other
agreements with nonprofit organizations.
A-128 Audits of State and local governments. BPA's solicitations
include notice of applicability and availability of the BPI and the
BPAI, as appropriate, for the information of offerors on particular
purchases or financial assistance transactions.
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on September 28, 1994.
Steven C. Kallio,
Assistant to the Administrator for Contracts and Property Management.
[FR Doc. 94-24916 Filed 10-6-94; 8:45 am]
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