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• Federal
• Public Works
Type of Law:
Regulations
Date Issued:
20 Aug 2003
Date Published:
20 Aug 2003
Status:
In force
Summary:
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Pursuant to my authority as Administrator of the Coalition timely and consistent with relevant UN Security Cil including Resolution No. 1483/2003 and Aina on the laws and usages of war.
Taking stress on the necessity of the use of the Development Fund for Iraq in a transparent manner to meet the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people and for economic reconstruction and repair the infrastructure of Iraq and the continued disarmament of Iraq and to cover the costs of the Iraqi administration of civil and for other purposes beneficial to the coalition to an interim regulation June 15, 2003/3 Responsible for the make recommendations about the spending of the resources of the Development Fund for Iraq.
And if I notice that the resolution 1483/2003 stipulates that the audit of the Development Fund for Iraq Accountants public officials lying let them persist International Council for advice and financial control and have them report that raising them to the Council to ensure that the use of the Development Fund for Iraq but for the purposes set out in resolution 1483/2003.
Taking reiterate the commitment of the Coalition Provisional Authority to ensure not to use any which state-owned or a system of cash or non-cash or securities may be converted into cash and which have been confiscated by coalition forces in Iraq in a manner consistent with the laws and customs of war, but to help the Iraqi people and support the reconstruction of Iraq.
Pursuant to Regulation No. 3 issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority Program Review Board of the moral authority of the Coalition Provisional Regulations June 15, 2003/3.
I hereby promulgate the following:
Section 1
The purpose
Determine this note procedures applicable to the implementation of contracts and grants involving the use of Iraqi funds, as defined here for the benefit of the Iraqi people and will power a coalition of Iraqi and spending them for the benefit of the Iraqi people and with the Iraqi funds that back the Iraqi people spending them for the benefit of the Iraqi people and with that Iraqi funds are not subject to the same laws and regulations applicable to the funds provided by the coalition governments, it must be ticking on power management of these funds in a transparent manner in full compliance with its obligations under international law, including resolution 1483.
Section 2
Application
This note applies to contracts and grants implemented by the Coalition Provisional Authority or those carried out on its behalf when allocating and spending Iraqi money P framework of the implementation of these contracts, grants, and the organization of this note contracts and grants implemented by:
1 - the two regions to the authority of managers splurge who carry out temporary program managers both regions in response to emergencies.
2 - Managers of the two regions the Coalition Provisional Authority who carry out initiatives for reconstruction programs in Iraq.
3 - ministries of temporary officials who work with senior advisers to the ministries when carrying out the requirements are not funded from the budget of the national ministries.
4 - Head of contracting activity Altba the Coalition Provisional Authority or his authorized representative on his behalf.
5 - the others who have delegated administrative director for the exercise of this power.
This note does not apply to:
1 - Government ministries and agencies Iraqi implement contracts or grants to meet the requirements approved in the national budget if he decides to Managing Director or his authorized representative that the contracting procedures adopted by the ministry or agency is sufficient to ensure the use of Iraqi funds and managed transparently However, as it was decided that contracting procedures followed by the Ministry-specific or agency-specific, it is not enough to be applied to this note.
2 - the leaders of the coalition forces who carry out the program leaders in response to emergencies and response program leaders will use the emergency procedures contained in Appendix E. Appendix Supplementary about it 89 89 FRAGO or any guidance issued later modifies the matter in question.
Section 3
Definition of Terms
1 - area offers contradictory group eligible for the award of a contract or grant certain as determined by the Contracting Officer on the basis of cost and other factors mentioned in the announcement of Request for Proposal or contract applications for grants.
2 - you get the contract a written agreement under which the CPA or Coalition Forces on the goods or services, or reconstruction of a person or entity in accordance with the terms and conditions specific purpose of assisting the Iraqi people or to provide assistance in the ages to Iraq.
3 - Committee of awarding contracts mean as used in this note a group of three officials, one or more selected by the authority which appointed the Contracting Officer This committee responsible for review of preliminary decisions to award contracts for the contract to buy large to make sure of compliance with the provisions of this note and the resolutions of the business of sound is not required that Committee meets awarding contracts as a group, but the award decision must be approved by the majority of members of the committee before the award process is, except as provided for in section 7 below.
4 - means the Contracting Officer as used in this note an individual delegated the authority of the managing director of the coalition under Section 4 below the authority to conclude contracts or grants that use the first Iraqi.
5 - grant a written instrument under which transfer of funds from the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority or coalition forces to the recipient received the grant in order to implement a program or project that benefits the Iraqi people directly, or help to the reconstruction of Iraq.
6 - Call for tenders invitation to contractors potential to make presentations satisfy the requirements of the CPA and describing the invitation to tender conditions that should be available in the contractor probably explains the nature of the opportunity to contract, including the goods or services that will provide the performance required and the time for performance of the conditions to be provided to prove that likely source for the provision of goods and services in a responsible and explain the call Almguetdhat unique contract and the last date for accepting bids and other information necessary for any party may submit a tender based entirely the decision awarding the contract to any tender received in response to a call for bids on the price offered in the tender or the factors of price.
7 - Company based in Iraq, any company, including the subsidiary companies have principal place of business located in Iraq.
8 - Iraqi funds are funds that are under the control of power and consisting of the proceeds from the property of the state of Iraq that have been gained or forfeited in accordance with the relevant law and made available to the Coalition Provisional Authority to assist the Iraqi people and to help in the reconstruction of Iraq and to fund the Development Fund for Iraq, which is referred to its establishment in the resolution 1483/2003 term does not include Iraqi funds used in the form of this note on the money given credits from the governments of coalition members, for example, money provided by the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom directly to the Coalition Provisional Authority.
9 - a large procurement contract exceeding the value of five hundred thousand / 500.000 / U.S. $.
10 - a very small purchase contract, worth five thousand / 5000 / U.S. $ less.
11 - Request for those who may contract with them or to provide grants to them to make offers meet the requirements of the CPA and includes a request for offer is usually a condition must be collected by those who might sign him or make the grant, including what is offered goods or services and performance required and time specified for the performance and standards apply for the award of the contract and the requirements to prove that a likely source of responsibility and the unique requirements of the contract and the last date for accepting the offers and other information necessary for the party who may make a presentation.
12 - a small procurement contract worth more than five thousand / 5000 / U.S. $ and its value is equal to five hundred thousand / 500.000 / U.S. $ and below.
13 - the announcement of the invitation for bids or bidding announcement whereby bidding or tendering for the purpose of providing the required goods or services under the contract request for proposal and invitation to tender for two types of advertising contracting opportunities with government agencies.
Section 4
The appointment of contracting officers
1 - General Information may Officials identified in paragraph 2 shall appoint officials of the contract who may sign contracts or grants on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority in order to implement programs to help the Iraqi people to help in the reconstruction of Iraq using Iraqi funds continue to this authorization in force that is the Iraqi people, representative government and recognized by the international community does not have a Managing Director terminate it by any means.
2 - authorizes officials Almadrjohn The following is the power to appoint officials in the contracting districts or leaders or organizations that are Erasunha this appointment decisions of the written form of activity determined by the Chairman of the Coalition Provisional Authority in consultation with the General Counsel to the authority of the temporary borrowing.
A - Head of Contracting Activity Altba the Coalition Provisional Authority or the principal assistant responsible for contracting in the Coalition Provisional Authority.
B - Managers in the Coalition Provisional Authority in charge of oil policy. And civil affairs, economic development and the Agency for International Development AID, processes and infrastructure, internal affairs and the development of the private sector and security matters.
C - senior adviser to Iraqi ministries who provide advice to officials of both the contracting and Zarate in coordination with the Iraqi interim Prime Minister.
D - any others specifically delegated administrative director to take over this power.
3 - take into account the officials mentioned in paragraph 2 above in the exercise of the power to appoint officials of the contract is characterized by the candidates to act as officials of the contract of coalition governments and / or have experience in this area as officials contracted potential or officials of the supply of a field may be the President of activity contracting of the Coalition Provisional Authority administrative approval of the director to put additional conditions such as requiring specific training end must be met by these people before their appointment contract officials.
4 - should be on the officials responsible for contracting the implementation of programs Alqian coordinate funding initiatives proposed effective coordination with all other contract liability and those responsible for the provision of grants in their areas to ensure geographical avoid duplication and repetition of efforts.
Section 5
Technical supervision to contracting officials
The President of activity contracting of the Coalition Provisional Authority is responsible for providing technical supervision of officials of the contract designated pursuant to section 4 above that includes the technical supervision to identify training requirements and determine appropriate models to use P requests for proposals or bids and awarding contracts and grants and the President of the activity contracted under the authority of Coalition Provisional duties overseeing the administrative and technical contracting officials assigned to P-contracting activity of the Coalition Provisional Authority.
Section 6
Principles applicable to instruments
1 - Identification of the parties: You must include instruments, contracts and grants prominently on the following text to identify the parties.
Is the conclusion of this contract instrument grant under the authority managing director of the Coalition Provisional Authority as Chairman of the authority that exercises powers state q Iraq temporarily in accordance with the laws and usages of the free and the resolutions of the Security Council, the UN relevant resolutions, including resolution 1483/2003 between the coalition and ___________ the contractor.
3 - Competition
A - Contracts competition is mandatory for all contracts unless an exception a contract made under this Memorandum and will make reasonable efforts to obtain competitive bids published ads asking for proposals or bids and circulate these ads by plates attached to the press and by site CPA web and site development of commercial activity which Traiah UN UNDB and through databases providers of goods and services prepared by the head of Vsm contracting and other means, and if circumstances warrant awarding a contract without competition is to prepare a written justification specifying the requirements of the contract without competition and is included at the beginning of the contract and is contract with the bidder, which offer the greatest benefit to the CPA or Coalition Forces on the basis of price and all other evaluation factors set forth in the Declaration of the request for proposals or bids.
B - Grants will make reasonable effort to identify all organizations in a position to implement the requirements of grants and offer grants worth more than five hundred / 500.000 / USD Emery of the tender by the organizations that have the ability, but what shall be issued by written authorization for a good cause of the charge of the contracts in question.
- Give preference to providers of goods and services Iraqis get providers of goods and services who are based in Iraq are based in and capable of implementing the requirements of contracts and grants in a responsible contractor that limit competition, providers of goods and services who are based in Iraq are based in and if he decides that there are at least two providers goods and services who are based in Iraq are based in and if he decides to charge the contract to limit competition for providers of goods and services who are based in Iraq are based in is not appropriate may be used over the participation of Iraqis in the contract as contractors of subcontractors or other standard of evaluation for the purposes of determining who is entitled to obtaining the contract.
4 - price is fair and reasonable should the Contracting Officer to decide whether the price of the contract is fair and reasonable may not exceed the prices of goods and services valued at fair market prices as determined by the Contracting Officer after taking into account the time of supply or of the importance of urgent and vital for the provision of services and other related factors.
5 - conflicts of interest will not benefit directly or indirectly from contracts or grants that are managed under this note or official or employee of any ministry or in the Coalition Provisional Authority or with the Coalition forces has to do with the conclusion of contracts or grant-making will not benefit any individual from family members of those officials or employees to people who are involved in the contracting process from the development of terms of the contract to the end of its implementation to refrain from the following:
A must - have their financial interests conflict with the performance of duty.
B - to participate in financial transactions using government information undeclared or allow others to use this information in a non-project to strengthen the mandate of special interest.
C - a request or accept a gift or bad his last monetary value of any person or entity seeking official action from the Coalition Provisional Authority, or his relations with commercial activities or exercises organized the Coalition Provisional Authority, or has interests could be harmed to a great extent a result of the performance or non performance of the employee on his or her duties.
D - make pledges or promises deliberately and claim that it is binding on the Coalition Provisional Authority without obtaining permission to do so.
E - the use of public office or position for private gain.
Should any official or employee of the Coalition Provisional Authority or the coalition forces to do with the contracting process that:
A - acting with integrity and refrain from any preference over other private organization or any individual over other individuals.
B - reveals the competent authorities of any waste of resources, fraud or misconduct or corruption.
C - is seeking to avoid any actions suggest that it violates the law or ethical standards.
6 - contracts combined and divided as far as is practical shall compile the requirements of the project or projects related to each other in a single contract in order to alleviate the administrative burden of the contracting process may not be split in order to implement the requirements of these rules.
7 - responsible officials must decide the contracts that the contractor who was awarded the contract in a responsible and this means that the contractor must be:
A - adequate financial resources to perform the contract or has the ability to get those financial resources.
B - is able to comply with the schedule of supply or the required implementation or proposed taking into account all trade obligations or obligations of the Government business.
C - a satisfactory track record if he had done in the past decades.
D - to be a satisfactory record of integrity and as a moral business practices.
E - the organization has the necessary expertise and the necessary accounting controls, operational and technical skills, or has the ability to obtain them.
And - has the equipment and production facilities, construction and technical equipment and facilities necessary or has the ability to obtain them.
G - qualified and worthy of another way to contract under the laws and regulations relevant.
Section 7
Contracts
1 - very small purchase contracts
Awarding procurement contracts may be too small to compete without raised if the Contracting Officer has decided that the price offered was fair and reasonable and that the conditions offered a fair and reasonable, but we encourage contracting officers to put these contracts is very small for competition wherever possible.
May be announced orally on the request for offers or for calls for tenders and will be recorded and recording purchases of very small P files a brief document of competition and will be recorded and recording purchases of very small files in a brief document the competition, if any, and the foundation on which the contract was awarded based on him if other than being less prices and important conditions of the contract documentation and placed on the basis of the size and nature of the purchases.
2 - small purchase contracts
Works officials contracted if possible to get at least three competitive bids, at least for small purchases may be announced orally on the operations of small purchases that range from $ 500.01 to U.S. $ $ 25,000 U.S. are advertising on the progress of tendering their own writing and must include the file contract sufficient information to enable the officials of the audit on the deal, including the evidence that proves the existence of competition or the basis on which the contract was awarded based on him without competition and the prices offered and the basis on which the contract was awarded based on him, if not the price is the determining factor being the preparation of a written justification of detail qualifications unique to the contractor or other urgent circumstances that require a small purchase contract was awarded without competition and Annex A are P terms of justification.
A - General purchase agreements. Encourages contracting officials to use public procurement agreements for purchases to reduce repetitive administrative burdens and access to favorable prices.
B - all purchase contracts include a small payment terms, including the payment schedule agreed preferably includes parameters related to performance for service contracts and the requirements of the performance of clearly defined responsibilities and time of performance. Furthermore, the Contracting Officer uses appropriate provisions of the contracts listed in Annex B of the annex to this note for a particular request for tender or a contract.
C - exposure requirements in excess of $ 1000 in a public place and distributes a way that promotes competition, including advertising in the media when appropriate through the plates attached to the leaflets and the location of the Coalition Provisional Authority on the World Wide Web and database providers of goods and services produced by head of contracting activity and other means.
3 - large procurement contracts
A - put large procurement contracts to competition, except as authorized below. Offering opportunities for all procurement contracts large maximum extent practicable, in order to obtain three competitive bids, at least.
B - The Head of contracting activity of the Coalition Provisional Authority to ensure that contracts for the appointment of officials with expertise to conclude contracts under his supervision and technical assistance to all officials of the contracts or other designated contracting activities of the Iraqi Ministries with respect to all orders large.
C - are buying in general through negotiation. The contracting agency to prepare a request for proposals for submission to potential contractors, specifying the basic information necessary to describe the chance of contracting and a full description. May be to hold a meeting of officials of contracts before the presentations to answer questions from may make presentations to contract and to clarify the statement of the terms in the RFP, provided it is surrounded by all potential contractors note of the meeting. Assess and identify factors awarding contracts as procurement, but the price should be one of these factors. It may be that the expertise of a contractor from among the other evaluation factors as well as its financial stability review on the basis of its financial statements and his performance in previous decades. The Contracting Officer may ask the contractors final presentations in the competitive field. And take the initial decision awarding the contract based on a review of these offers.
D - if he decides that the official contracts 1 time does not permit the announcement of the request for bids or offers in the envelopes and then coated with 2 and evaluate the process of awarding the contract will be based on price or price related factors only 3 and hold talks with those who are likely to submit their bids or offers 4 and is not necessary that he reasonably expected to receive more than one tender closed the contracting authority may be used as a call for tenders instead of the RFP to achieve the condition of competition. And identifies the call for submission of tenders the basic information necessary to describe the chance of contracting and a full description. May be to hold a meeting of officials of the contracts before bidding to answer questions from bidders and to clarify the conditions set forth in the invitation to tender provided that surrounded all of their potential to provide a tender note of the meeting. Because the invitation to tender requires clearly specifying the requirements before issuing the invitation to tender does not use contracts officials call for tenders, but under the direct supervision of the head of contracting activity of the Coalition Provisional Authority.
E - is for all large purchases that are contracted out without competition to justify a written shows in detail the unique qualifications of the contractor or other exigent circumstances that necessitated the contract was awarded without competition. Requirements are contained in Annex A of justification. The authority that appointed the official contracts or the head of the contracting activity for the Coalition Provisional Authority or his designee to review all justifications for large purchases and approved in writing.
And - with the exception of contracts granted by the officials of the contract who are appointed by the President of activity contracted or assistant principal in charge of contracts in the Coalition Provisional Authority, shall review the preliminary decisions to award contracts for large purchases of the Commission awarding contracts, consisting of at least three people appointed by the official who appointed an official contract for the project This is done on the review before awarding the contract. To make sure of their compliance with the procedural requirements and the requirements of the competition, and that the contract is a sound business decision and that the process used was fair and impartial, and the contract which it is proposed Tsrith represents the best value based on the evaluation factors. Will coordinate the initial decision to award contracts for large purchases made by appointed officials of contracts by the head of contracting activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority with the President of the contracting activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority or with his representative before the award of these contracts.
G - regardless of paragraph 3 (e) above shall enter into contracts large purchases without the participation of the Commission awarding contracts in a resolution awarding the contract, provided that, the President of activity contracting of the Coalition Provisional Authority and that there are alternative means sufficient to ensure the safety management of the RFP or invitation to tender .
H - encourages contracting officials on the preparation of schedules of payment provides for the payment of the amount of money when the contractor completed the performance of specific milestones.
4 - amend and revise contracts. Subject to amendment and revision of contracts for the same documentation that the provisions governing the original contract. And contracting officers must ensure that the costs of modifying the contract or revised fair and reasonable. Should be addressed revisions or amendments that fall outside the scope of the contract or those that are new requirements through the new contracts.
Section 8
Follow-up and implementation of performance contracts
Bear officials contracted, in line with their responsibilities programmed and of ensuring the safety of discharging the duties by the contractors and grant recipients responsibility to follow up and monitor the implementation of all contracts that agree with them after Tsritha on a regular basis and include process monitoring and control of these to make sure the contractor to provide goods or services or acts of reconstruction, which to agreed upon in accordance with the provisions of the contract and that payments paid on time for payment. Officials and put contracts in the contract files written reports describing the performance of contractors after the completion of the contract implementation. Contracting officials and depends on the resources locally available military engineering in the evaluation of all projects of reform and reconstruction. And preserve all documents relating to the preparation and implementation of the contract in the contract file, which also includes the substances listed in Annex A attached to this note.
Section 9
Grants
Grants may be made available and provided to support the initiatives of a general and important in line with the requirements of the Program Review Board.
1 - must be contained in applications for grants and a description of the initiative and its expected cost and expected results. Should determine applications for grant also objective criteria to measure the success of the grant.
2 - taken into account in reviewing grant applications the number of people will be affected by the grant and its impact on the development of society and should officials review the grant during the implementation should also provide funds where appropriate, in accordance with a schedule linked to the performance of certain tasks set by the CPA or Coalition Forces, and be linked to standards success of substance.
3 - are functions of follow-up implementation of the grant agreement and according to a formula determined by the Chairman activity contracting of the Coalition Provisional Authority in coordination with the Office of General Counsel to the Coalition Provisional Authority, although misguided to deal in general after the submission of the grant between the CPA and Coalition Forces and the recipient of the grant and Officials should follow up and monitor the performance of recipient Grant to make sure that the grant money spent for legitimate purposes in line with the grant and to evaluate the appropriateness of the grant recipient to receive grants in the future. It turns out that the contract puts the officials in charge of grants in the grant file a written report describing the performance of the grant recipient after receiving them and also includes a final evaluation upon the completion of the grant implementation.
Section 10
Funds approved through the process of preparing the national budget
1 - available to the Iraqi Ministries of funds are supported through the preparation of the national budget and as provided for in the national budget will be allocated the Office of Management and Budget of the Coalition Provisional Authority funds to the Ministry of Finance of Iraq for distribution to Iraqi ministries in accordance with the national budget and in a manner to ensure appropriate transparency and may the Iraqi Ministries temporary withdraw from funds approved by submitting requests for money to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance.
2 - may not be the execution of contracts or grants entered into by the ministries, the Iraqi interim accordance with the laws of Iraq-related, according to contract procedures in place in the ministry, but if as much as the Managing Director or his authorized representative to act for him that the application of the ministry to these controls will ensure the conditions of appeal contained in Annex B. Annex to this note If not, decide the Managing Director or his authorized representative to act for him that the application of the ministry to these controls will ensure transparency, however, that if an appeal is filed in the case of awarding a proposed contract or grant shall apply the provisions of conditions of appeal contained in Appendix B attached to this note and if it does not decide the Managing Director or his authorized representative to act for him that the Iraqi laws and procedures related to the contract in force in the ministry can ensure transparency in the use of Iraqi funds, it must apply the provisions of this note.
3 - In the framework of the responsibility of the Coalition Provisional Authority to ensure the use Mawal Coalition Provisional Authority to achieve the intended purpose may be to the Controller in the Coalition Provisional Authority in coordination with the head of contracting activity of the coalition at its discretion to review the contract procedures applied by the interim Iraqi ministries.
Section 11
Accessories
Availability of accessories Help complementary concerning the preparation and conclusion of contracts and instruments of grants in accordance with this memorandum and authorize the Program Review Board under this Memorandum amend the Annexes are attached to this note and the issuance of supplements extra as may be necessary to ensure the implementation of funding for the benefit of the Iraqi people and is a modified