For example, if you pay a federal employee who constructs a building, classify the obligations for the employees. In applying transition procedures, agencies shall not combine the. This appendix provides guidance for use in cost comparisons involving the provision of aircraft or aviation management support services. Part ii preparing the cost comparison estimates provides instructions for calculating the financial advantage to the. The omb circular a76 the omb a76 circular provides an analytical framework on which the government bases a decision on who can best provide the products and services it needs. Section 83 object classification max schedule o 234 omb circular no. Explanation and discussion of the recently revised federal outsourcing policy creation information.
Omb circular a16 and supplemental guidance federal. This supplement replaces the handbook issued with the 1983 circular and provides. In 1966, the office of management and budget omb established omb. The supplement to this circular sets forth the procedures for determining whether commercial activities should be performed under contract with commercial sources or inhouse using government facilities and personnel. Omb is issuing this revision of the circular in order to make the terminology of the ci rcular consistent with the national technology transfer and advancement act of 1995, to issue guidance to the agencies on making their reports to omb, to direct the secretary o f. As a part of omb circular a 76 transmittal memorandum no. General comments regarding proposed revisions to omb circular a 76 as noted in the outline of purpose and procedures regarding proposed changes to the circular, the list of commercial activities that the government relies on range widely from custodial services to data collection, computer services and research. This circular establishes principles for determining costs of grants, contracts and other agreements with nonprofit organizations. Omb circular a 76, appendix 2 omb home appendix 2 commercial activities inventory.
A94, discount rates to be used in evaluating timedistributed costs and benefits, dated march 27, 1972, and circular no. Omb circular a 76 is a federal executive branch policy for managing publicprivate competitions to perform functions for the federal government. Omb circular a 76, appendix 6 omb home appendix 6 aviation competitions. Improving the management of government charge card programs. A104, evaluating leases of capital assets, dated june 1, 1986, which has been rescinded. Compensation for personal services reasonable for services rendered representative of labor market conforms to established policy of the governmental unit consistently applied to both federal and nonfederal activities. Defense dod publicprivate competitions under office of management and budget omb circular a 76, and potential issues for congress.
An agency will notify affected employees, and the employees unions, that their jobs will be part of the competition before the formal announcement. Appendix b of omb circular a 123 prescribes policies and procedures to agencies. To the extent that audits performed in accordance with. Section 83 object classification max schedule o table of. Sets forth the principles and procedures for implementing omb circular a76. Aug 19, 2002 the circular establishes a coordinated approach to electronically develop the national spatial data infrastructure and establishes the federal geographic data committee fgdc. Omb circular a76 policy has drawn criticism from both public and. Omb circular a 126, revised may 22, 1992, is a government circular that introduces standards and policies to minimize the cost and improve the management and use of united states government aircraft. Specifically, omb circular a 126 addresses the acquisition, management, usage, cost accounting, and disposal of government aircraft.
It seeks the most cost effective means of obtaining commercial products and support services and provides new administrative flexibility in the governments make or buy decision process. It does not apply to colleges and universities which are covered by office of management and budget omb circular a 21, cost principles for educational institutions. Performance of commercial activities, omb circular no. Dec 22, 2016 during a hearing last july, he and other committee members indicated an interest in reviving those competitions, named for the a 76 omb circular, which allow private contractors to bid on work. Transmittal memoranda 1 through 14 and 16 through 18. Originally, the army allowed the union to combine the operationsmaintenance and custodial. Proposed revision to omb circular a76 the white house. This circular supplements, and does not supersede, the requirements applicable to budget. This circular rescinds and replaces omb circular no. A76 revised supplemental handbook introduction the august 1983 office of management and budget omb circular no. Omb circular a87 attachment b selected items of cost 8. This circular replaces and rescinds office of management and budget omb circular no.
Omb circular a 76, part i omb home part i policy implementation chapter 1general provisions. The proposed revision to omb circular a76 ignores the reasons for and value of public employee performance of federal activities. A 76, transmittal memoranda 1 through transmittal memorandum 14 are canceled. The omb a76 circular requires an agency to make a formal public announcement for each competition. The department continues to be statutorily prohibited by law from converting any work currently performed, or designated for. Circular a76 and the moratorium on dod competitions. A76, performance of commercial activities, establishes federal policy for the performance of recurring commercial activities. A76, transmittal memoranda 1 through transmittal memorandum 14 are canceled. Depending on the particular situation, this advance notice may be weeks. A 104, evaluating leases of capital assets, dated june 1, 1986, which has been rescinded. Part ii preparing the cost comparison estimates provides instructions for calculating the financial advantage to the government of acquiring a product or service through inhouse, contract or interservice support agreement resources. This office of management and budget omb circular describes agency responsibilities for. A 94, discount rates to be used in evaluating timedistributed costs and benefits, dated march 27, 1972, and circular no. Department of energy omb circular a 76 revision comments while the draft circular is certainly more succinct than previous versions, and the consolidation of all a 76 processesprocedures into a single source document facilitates execution of the program, the revised circular is complex and may be difficult to understand.
Update on omb circular a 76 publicprivate competition prohibitions fy 2016 this memorandum replaces the memorandum of the same subject, dated february 18, 2015, and provides updated guidance, for fiscal year fy 2016, related to the continued moratorium and. The attached useful life and disposal values are estimated by the defense logistics agency. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. Of particular interest was the cost of the circulars implementation versus potential cost savings within the veterans administrations va department of medicine and surgery and the effect contracting out would have on the provision of medical care by va. A 76 revised appendix 3 useful life and disposal value. The disposal value factor, as a percent of acquisition cost, is based upon the rate of return. Attachment a general principles for determining allowable costs attachment b selected items of cost attachment a circular no. The omb circular a 76 revised supplemental handbook is designed to enhance federal performance through competition and choice. A 76 is an authoritative, nonexclusive list of functions that are not inherently governmental functions.
Omb circular a3, audits of states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, implements the single audit act amendments of 1996, establishing uniform audit requirements for nonfederal entities that administer federal awards. Some of the documents on this page were created as pdfs. In accordance with the fair act, circular a 76 and this handbook, each agency must submit to omb, by june 30 of each year, a detailed commercial activities inventory of all commercial activities performed by inhouse employees, including, at a minimum, the following. A76 revised appendix 3 useful life and disposal value. A76revised supplemental handbook introduction this supplement is divided into two parts with a table of contents at the beginning of each part as follows. Under the proposed revision to omb circular a76, virtually all federal government commercial activities i. The detailed list of examples of commercial activities found as an attachment to office of management and budget omb circular no. The office of management and budget omb circular a76 the. This part sets forth the principles and procedures for managing the governments acquisition of recurring commercial support activities, implementing the federal activities inventory reform act of 1998 the fair act, p. The civilian agency acquisition council and the defense acquisition regulations council councils have agreed on a final rule amending the federal acquisition regulation far to provide language that is consistent with omb circular a 76 revised, performance of commercial activities, dated may. Circular a76 and section 2461 of title 10, united states code. A11 1999 the object classes present obligations according to their initial purpose, not the end product or service. Omb circulars in numerical sequence omb circular a1, system of circulars and bulletins to executive departments and establishments 08071952 omb circular a4, regulatory analysis 09172003 html or pdf 48 pages, 435 kb omb circular a11, preparation, submission and execution of the budget 712016.
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