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               Environmental Protection
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            Office of
            Solid Waste and
            Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9242.6-03

TITLE: Need f°r Contract Officers Authorization
     Before Contractor Activation
               APPROVAL DATE: AUS

               EFFECTIVE DATE: AUS

               ORIGINATING OFFICE:

               0 FINAL
               9 1989

               9 I98S
                Office of Solid Waste
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                                               SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

                                       OERR Directive  No. 9242.6-03

MEMORANDUM


SUBJECT:   Need  for Contract Officers  Authorization Before
           Contractor Activation

   FROM:   Henry L. Longest II, Director
           Office of Emergency  and

     TO:   All OERR Staff


Purpose

     This memo is to remind all OERR Staff that contractor
performed work must not be initiated until the contracting officer
has given formal authorization.

Background

     As you know, the issue of  Superfund  contracts  management has
been intensely analyzed by Congressional  staff,  GAO,  the IG,  and
others.  We must assure strict  adherence  to  all contract
procedures to avoid any appearance or  occasion of mismanagement or
conflict or interest.  Furthermore,  a  contractor is at risk for
any work performed before the authorization  date.

Implementation

     Until the contract is approved by the contracting officer,
discussions concerning the project with the  firm or potential firm
must be related  to preliminary  scoping matters only;  no work may
commence before  authorization from PCMD.  To speed  the procurement
process, specify a date by which  PCMD  approval is needed.   PCMD
will always strive to accommodate specific data requirements;
"ASAP" requests  are processed after data  specific requests.


cc:  Cannon (OSWER
     O'Connor  (PCMD)
     Harper (PCMD)
     Dietrich  (CORAS)

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