[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR900.1]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
  CHAPTER V--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND 
     INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 900_CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION 
ASSISTANCE ACT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 900.1  Authority.




                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
900.1 Authority.
900.2 Purpose and scope.
900.3 Policy statements.
900.4 Effect on existing tribal rights.
900.5 Effect of these regulations on Federal program guidelines, manual, 
          or policy directives.

                          Subpart B_Definitions

900.6 Definitions.

                  Subpart C_Contract Proposal Contents

900.7 What technical assistance is available to assist in preparing an 
          initial contract proposal?
900.8 What must an initial contract proposal contain?
900.9 May the Secretary require an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
          to submit any other information beyond that identified in 
          Sec. 900.8?
900.10 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization secure a list of 
          all Federal property currently in use in carrying out the 
          programs, functions, services, or activities that benefit the 
          Indian tribe or tribal organization to assist in negotiating a 
          contract?
900.11 What should an Indian tribe or tribal organization that is 
          proposing a contract do about specifying the Federal property 
          that the Indian tribe or tribal organization may wish to use 
          in carrying out the contract?
900.12 Are the proposal contents requirements the same for renewal of a 
          contract that is expiring and for securing an annual funding 
          agreement after the first year of the funding agreement?
900.13 Does the contract proposal become part of the final contract?

           Subpart D_Review and Approval of Contract Proposals

900.14 What does this subpart cover?
900.15 What shall the Secretary do upon receiving a proposal?
900.16 How long does the Secretary have to review and approve the 
          proposal and award the contract, or decline a proposal?
900.17 Can the statutory 90-day period be extended?
900.18 What happens if a proposal is not declined within 90 days after 
          it is received by the Secretary?
900.19 What happens when a proposal is approved?

                    Subpart E_Declination Procedures

900.20 What does this subpart cover?
900.21 When can a proposal be declined?
900.22 For what reasons can the Secretary decline a proposal?
900.23 Can the Secretary decline a proposal where the Secretary's 
          objection can be overcome through the contract?
900.24 Can a contract proposal for an Indian tribe or tribal 
          organization's share of administrative programs, functions, 
          services, and activities be declined for any reason other than 
          the five reasons specified in Sec. 900.22?
900.25 What if only a portion of a proposal raises one of the five 
          declination criteria?
900.26 What happens if the Secretary declines a part of a proposal on 
          the ground that the proposal proposes in part to plan, 
          conduct, or administer a program, function, service or 
          activity that is beyond the scope of programs covered under 
          section 102(a) of the Act, or proposes a level of funding that 
          is in excess of the applicable level determined under section 
          106(a) of the Act?
900.27 If an Indian tribe or tribal organization elects to contract for 
          a severable portion of a proposal, does the Indian tribe or 
          tribal organization lose its appeal rights to challenge the 
          portion of the proposal that was declined?
900.28 Is technical assistance available to an Indian tribe or tribal 
          organization to avoid declination of a proposal?
900.29 What is the Secretary required to do if the Secretary decides to 
          decline all or a portion of a proposal?
900.30 When the Secretary declines all or a portion of a proposal, is 
          the Secretary required to provide an Indian tribe or tribal 
          organization with technical assistance?
900.31 When the Secretary declines all or a portion of a proposal, is an 
          Indian tribe or tribal organization entitled to any appeal?
900.32 Can the Secretary decline an Indian tribe or tribal 
          organization's proposed successor annual funding agreement?
900.33 Are all proposals to renew term contracts subject to the 
          declination criteria?

Subpart F_Standards for Tribal or Tribal Organization Management Systems

                                 General

900.35 What is the purpose of this subpart?

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900.36 What requirements are imposed upon Indian tribes or tribal 
          organizations by this subpart?
900.37 What provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
          circulars or the ``common rule'' apply to self-determination 
          contracts?
900.38 Do these standards apply to the subcontractors of an Indian tribe 
          or tribal organization carrying out a self-determination 
          contract?
900.39 What is the difference between a standard and a system?
900.40 When are Indian tribe or tribal organization management standards 
          and management systems evaluated?
900.41 How long must an Indian tribe or tribal organization keep 
          management system records?

               Standards for Financial Management Systems

900.42 What are the general financial management system standards that 
          apply to an Indian tribe carrying out a self-determination 
          contract?
900.43 What are the general financial management system standards that 
          apply to a tribal organization carrying out a self-
          determination contract?
900.44 What minimum general standards apply to all Indian tribe or 
          tribal organization financial management systems when carrying 
          out a self-determination contract?
900.45 What specific minimum requirements shall an Indian tribe or 
          tribal organization's financial management system contain to 
          meet these standards?
900.46 What requirements are imposed upon the Secretary for financial 
          management by these standards?

                 Procurement Management System Standards

900.47 When procuring property or services with self-determination 
          contract funds, can an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
          follow the same procurement policies and procedures applicable 
          to other Indian tribe or tribal organization funds?
900.48 If the Indian tribe or tribal organization does not propose 
          different standards, what basic standards shall the Indian 
          tribe or tribal organization follow?
900.49 What procurement standards apply to subcontracts?
900.50 What Federal laws, regulations, and Executive Orders apply to 
          subcontractors?

                  Property Management System Standards

900.51 What is an Indian tribe or tribal organization's property 
          management system expected to do?
900.52 What type of property is the property management system required 
          to track?
900.53 What kind of records shall the property management system 
          maintain?
900.54 Should the property management system prescribe internal 
          controls?
900.55 What are the standards for inventories?
900.56 What maintenance is required for property?
900.57 What if the Indian tribe or tribal organization chooses not to 
          take title to property furnished or acquired under the 
          contract?
900.58 Do the same accountability and control procedures described above 
          apply to Federal property?
900.59 How are the inventory requirements for Federal property different 
          than for tribal property?
900.60 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization dispose of 
          Federal personal property?

          Subpart G_Programmatic Reports and Data Requirements

900.65 What programmatic reports and data shall the Indian tribe or 
          tribal organization provide?
900.66 What happens if the Indian tribe or tribal organization and the 
          Secretary cannot come to an agreement concerning the type and/
          or frequency of program narrative and/or program data 
          report(s)?
900.67 Will there be a uniform data set for all IHS programs?
900.68 Will this uniform data set be required of all Indian tribe or 
          tribal organizations contracting with the IHS under the Act?

      Subpart H_Lease of Tribally-Owned Buildings by the Secretary

900.69 What is the purpose of this subpart?
900.70 What elements are included in the compensation for a lease 
          entered into between the Secretary and an Indian tribe or 
          tribal organization for a building owned or leased by the 
          Indian tribe or tribal organization that is used for 
          administration or delivery of services under the Act?
900.71 What type of reserve fund is anticipated for funds deposited into 
          a reserve for replacement of facilities as specified in Sec. 
          900.70(c)?
900.72 Who is the guardian of the fund and may the funds be invested?
900.73 Is a lease with the Secretary the only method available to 
          recover the types of cost described in Sec. 900.70?
900.74 How may an Indian tribe or tribal organization propose a lease to 
          be compensated for the use of facilities?

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                 Subpart I_Property Donation Procedures

                                 General

900.85 What is the purpose of this subpart?
900.86 How will the Secretary exercise discretion to acquire and donate 
          BIA or IHS excess property and excess and surplus Federal 
          property to an Indian tribe or tribal organization?

                      Government-Furnished Property

900.87 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization obtain title to 
          property furnished by the Federal government for use in the 
          performance of a contract or grant agreement pursuant to 
          section 105(f)(2)(A) of the Act?
900.88 What should the Indian tribe or tribal organization do if it 
          wants to obtain title to government-furnished real property 
          that includes land not already held in trust?
900.89 When may the Secretary elect to reacquire government-furnished 
          property whose title has been transferred to an Indian tribe 
          or tribal organization?
900.90 Does government-furnished real property to which an Indian tribe 
          or tribal organization has taken title continue to be eligible 
          for facilities operation and maintenance funding from the 
          Secretary?

                      Contractor-Purchased Property

900.91 Who takes title to property purchased with funds under a self-
          determination contract or grant agreement pursuant to section 
          105(f)(2)(A) of the Act?
900.92 What should the Indian tribe or tribal organization do if it 
          wants contractor-purchased real property to be taken into 
          trust?
900.93 When may the Secretary elect to acquire title to contractor-
          purchased property?
900.94 Is contractor-purchased real property to which an Indian tribe or 
          tribal organization holds title eligible for facilities 
          operation and maintenance funding from the Secretary?

                       BIA and IHS Excess Property

900.95 What is BIA or IHS excess property?
900.96 How can Indian tribes or tribal organizations learn about BIA and 
          IHS excess property?
900.97 How can an Indian tribe or tribal organization acquire excess BIA 
          or IHS property?
900.98 Who takes title to excess BIA or IHS property donated to an 
          Indian tribe or tribal organization?
900.99 Who takes title to any land that is part of excess BIA or IHS 
          real property donated to an Indian tribe or tribal 
          organization?
900.100 May the Secretary elect to reacquire excess BIA or IHS property 
          whose title has been transferred to an Indian tribe or tribal 
          organization?
900.101 Is excess BIA or IHS real property to which an Indian tribe or 
          tribal organization has taken title eligible for facilities 
          operation and maintenance funding from the Secretary?

         Excess or Surplus Government Property of Other Agencies

900.102 What is excess or surplus government property of other agencies?
900.103 How can Indian tribes or tribal organizations learn about 
          property that has been designated as excess or surplus 
          government property?
900.104 How may an Indian tribe or tribal organization receive excess or 
          surplus government property of other agencies?
900.105 Who takes title to excess or surplus Federal property donated to 
          an Indian tribe or tribal organization?
900.106 If a contract or grant agreement or portion thereof is 
          retroceded, reassumed, terminated, or expires, may the 
          Secretary reacquire title to excess or surplus Federal 
          property of other agencies that was donated to an Indian tribe 
          or tribal organization?

                Property Eligible for Replacement Funding

900.107 What property to which an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
          obtains title under this subpart is eligible for replacement 
          funding?

                         Subpart J_Construction

900.110 What does this subpart cover?
900.111 What activities of construction programs are contractible?
900.112 What are construction phases?
900.113 Definitions.
900.114 Why is there a separate subpart in these regulations for 
          construction contracts and grants?
900.115 How do self-determination construction contracts relate to 
          ordinary Federal procurement contracts?
900.116 Are negotiated fixed-price contracts treated the same as cost-
          reimbursable contracts?
900.117 Do these ``construction contract'' regulations apply to planning 
          services?
900.118 Do these ``construction contract'' regulations apply to 
          construction management services?
900.119 To what extent shall the Secretary consult with affected Indian 
          tribes before spending funds for any construction project?
900.120 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization find out about a 
          construction project?

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900.121 What happens during the preplanning phase and can an Indian 
          tribe or tribal organization perform any of the activities 
          involved in this process?
900.122 What does an Indian tribe or tribal organization do if it wants 
          to secure a construction contract?
900.123 What happens if the Indian tribe or tribal organization and the 
          Secretary cannot develop a mutually agreeable contract 
          proposal?
900.124 May the Indian tribe or tribal organization elect to use a grant 
          in lieu of a contract?
900.125 What shall a construction contract proposal contain?
900.126 Shall a construction contract proposal incorporate provisions of 
          Federal construction guidelines and manuals?
900.127 What can be included in the Indian tribe or tribal 
          organization's contract budget?
900.128 What funding shall the Secretary provide in a construction 
          contract?
900.129 How do the Secretary and Indian tribe or tribal organization 
          arrive at an overall fair and reasonable price for the 
          performance of a construction contract?
900.130 What role does the Indian tribe or tribal organization play 
          during the performance of a self-determination construction 
          contract?
900.131 What role does the Secretary play during the performance of a 
          self-determination construction contract?
900.132 Once a contract and/or grant is awarded, how will the Indian 
          tribe or tribal organization receive payments?
900.133 Does the declination process or the Contract Dispute Act apply 
          to construction contract amendments proposed either by an 
          Indian tribe or tribal organization or the Secretary?
900.134 At the end of a self-determination construction contract, what 
          happens to savings on a cost-reimbursement contract?
900.135 May the time frames for action set out in this subpart be 
          reduced?
900.136 Do tribal employment rights ordinances apply to construction 
          contracts and subcontracts?
900.137 Do all provisions of the other subparts apply to contracts 
          awarded under this subpart?

                       Subpart K_Waiver Procedures

900.140 Can any provision of the regulations under this part be waived?
900.141 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization get a waiver?
900.142 Does an Indian tribe or tribal organization's waiver request 
          have to be included in an initial contract proposal?
900.143 How is a waiver request processed?
900.144 What happens if the Secretary makes no decision within the 90-
          day period?
900.145 On what basis may the Secretary deny a waiver request?
900.146 Is technical assistance available for waiver requests?
900.147 What appeal rights are available?
900.148 How can an Indian tribe or tribal organization secure a 
          determination that a law or regulation has been superseded by 
          the Indian Self-Determination Act, as specified in section 
          107(b) of the Act?

                            Subpart L_Appeals

Appeals Other Than Emergency Reassumption and Suspension, Withholding or 
                            Delay in Payment

900.150 What decisions can an Indian tribe or tribal organization appeal 
          under this subpart?
900.151 Are there any appeals this subpart does not cover?
900.152 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization know where and 
          when to file its appeal from decisions made by agencies of DOI 
          or DHHS?
900.153 Does an Indian tribe or tribal organization have any options 
          besides an appeal?
900.154 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization request an 
          informal conference?
900.155 How is an informal conference held?
900.156 What happens after the informal conference?
900.157 Is the recommended decision always final?
900.158 How does an Indian tribe or tribal organization appeal the 
          initial decision, if it does not request an informal 
          conference or if it does not agree with the recommended 
          decision resulting from the informal conference?
900.159 May an Indian tribe or tribal organization get an extension of 
          time to file a notice of appeal?
900.160 What happens after an Indian tribe or tribal organization files 
          an appeal?
900.161 How is a hearing arranged?
900.162 What happens when a hearing is necessary?
900.163 What is the Secretary's burden of proof for appeals from 
          decisions under Sec. 900.150(a) through Sec. 900.150(g)?
900.164 What rights do Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and the 
          government have during the appeal process?
900.165 What happens after the hearing?
900.166 Is the recommended decision always final?
900.167 If an Indian tribe or tribal organization objects to the 
          recommended decision, what will the Secretary of Health and 
          Human Services or the IBIA do?

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900.168 Will an appeal hurt the Indian tribe or tribal organization's 
          position in other contract negotiations?
900.169 Will the decisions on appeals be available for the public to 
          review?

  Appeals of Emergency Reassumption of Self-Determination Contracts or 
Suspensions, Withholding or Delay of Payments Under a Self-Determination 
                                Contract

900.170 What happens in the case of emergency reassumption or suspension 
          or withholding or delay of payments?
900.171 Will there be a hearing?
900.172 What happens after the hearing?
900.173 Is the recommended decision always final?
900.174 If an Indian tribe or tribal organization objects to the 
          recommended decision, what will the Secretary of Health and 
          Human Services or the IBIA do?
900.175 Will an appeal hurt an Indian tribe or tribal organization's 
          position in other contract negotiations?
900.176 Will the decisions on appeals be available for the public to 
          review?

            Applicability of the Equal Access to Justice Act

900.177 Does the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) apply to appeals 
          under this subpart?

      Subpart M_Federal Tort Claims Act Coverage General Provisions

900.180 What does this subpart cover?
900.181 What definitions apply to this subpart?
900.182 What other statutes and regulations apply to FTCA coverage?
900.183 Do Indian tribes and tribal organizations need to be aware of 
          areas which FTCA does not cover?
900.184 Is there a deadline for filing FTCA claims?
900.185 How long does the Federal government have to process an FTCA 
          claim after the claim is received by the Federal agency, 
          before a lawsuit may be filed?
900.186 Is it necessary for a self-determination contract to include any 
          clauses about Federal Tort Claims Act coverage?
900.187 Does FTCA apply to a self-determination contract if FTCA is not 
          referenced in the contract?
900.188 To what extent shall the contractor cooperate with the Federal 
          government in connection with tort claims arising out of the 
          contractor's performance?
900.189 Does this coverage extend to subcontractors of self-
          determination contracts?

                         Medical-Related Claims

900.190 Is FTCA the exclusive remedy for a tort claim for personal 
          injury or death resulting from the performance of a self-
          determination contract?
900.191 Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health 
          services under the self-determination contract protected by 
          FTCA?
900.192 What employees are covered by FTCA for medical-related claims?
900.193 Does FTCA coverage extend to individuals who provide health care 
          services under a personal services contract providing services 
          in a facility that is owned, operated, or constructed under 
          the jurisdiction of the IHS?
900.194 Does FTCA coverage extend to services provided under a staff 
          privileges agreement with a non-IHS facility where the 
          agreement requires a health care practitioner to provide 
          reciprocal services to the general population?
900.195 Does FTCA coverage extend to the contractor's health care 
          practitioners providing services to private patients on a fee-
          for-services basis when such personnel (not the self-
          determination contractor) receive the fee?
900.196 Do covered services include the conduct of clinical studies and 
          investigations and the provision of emergency services, 
          including the operation of emergency motor vehicles?
900.197 Does FTCA cover employees of the contractor who are paid by the 
          contractor from funds other than those provided through the 
          self-determination contract?
900.198 Are Federal employees assigned to a self-determination 
          contractor under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act or 
          detailed under section 214 of the Public Health Service Act 
          covered to the same extent that they would be if working 
          directly for a Federal agency?
900.199 Does FTCA coverage extend to health care practitioners to whom 
          staff privileges have been extended in contractor health care 
          facilities operated under a self-determination contract on the 
          condition that such practitioner provide health services to 
          IHS beneficiaries covered by FTCA?
900.200 May persons who are not Indians or Alaska Natives assert claims 
          under FTCA?

               Procedure for Filing Medical-Related Claims

900.201 How should claims arising out of the performance of medical-
          related functions be filed?
900.202 What should a self-determination contractor or a contractor's 
          employee do on receiving such a claim?

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900.203 If the contractor or contractor's employee receives a summons 
          and/or a complaint alleging a tort covered by FTCA, what 
          should the contractor do?

                       Non-Medical Related Claims

900.204 Is FTCA the exclusive remedy for a non-medical related tort 
          claim arising out of the performance of a self-determination 
          contract?
900.205 To what non-medical-related claims against self-determination 
          contractors does FTCA apply?
900.206 What employees are covered by FTCA for non-medical-related 
          claims?
900.207 How are non-medical related tort claims and lawsuits filed for 
          IHS?
900.208 How are non-medical related tort claims and lawsuits filed for 
          DOI?
900.209 What should a self-determination contractor or contractor's 
          employee do on receiving a non-medical related tort claim?
900.210 If the contractor or contractor's employee receives a summons 
          and/or complaint alleging a non-medical related tort covered 
          by FTCA, what should an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
          do?

                 Subpart N_Post-Award Contract Disputes

900.215 What does this subpart cover?
900.216 What other statutes and regulations apply to contract disputes?
900.217 Is filing a claim under the CDA our only option for resolving 
          post-award contract disputes?
900.218 What is a claim under the CDA?
900.219 How does an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Federal agency 
          submit a claim?
900.220 Does it make a difference whether the claim is large or small?
900.221 What happens next?
900.222 What goes into a decision?
900.223 When does an Indian tribe or tribal organization get the 
          decision?
900.224 What happens if the decision does not come within that time?
900.225 Does an Indian tribe or tribal organization get paid immediately 
          if the awarding official decides in its favor?
900.226 What rules govern appeals of cost disallowances?
900.227 Can the awarding official change the decision after it has been 
          made?
900.228 Is an Indian tribe or tribal organization entitled to interest 
          if it wins its claim?
900.229 What role will the awarding official play during an appeal?
900.230 What is the effect of a pending appeal?

                     Subpart O_Conflicts of Interest

900.231 What is an organizational conflict of interest?
900.232 What must an Indian tribe or tribal organization do if an 
          organizational conflict of interest arises under a contract?
900.233 When must an Indian tribe or tribal organization regulate its 
          employees or subcontractors to avoid a personal conflict of 
          interest?
900.234 What types of personal conflicts of interest involving tribal 
          officers, employees or subcontractors would have to be 
          regulated by an Indian tribe?
900.235 What personal conflicts of interest must the standards of 
          conduct regulate?
900.236 May an Indian tribe elect to negotiate contract provisions on 
          conflict of interest to take the place of this regulation?

           Subpart P_Retrocession and Reassumption Procedures

900.240 What does retrocession mean?
900.241 Who may retrocede a contract, in whole or in part?
900.242 What is the effective date of retrocession?
900.243 What effect will an Indian tribe or tribal organization's 
          retrocession have on its rights to contract?
900.244 Will an Indian tribe or tribal organization's retrocession 
          adversely affect funding available for the retroceded program?
900.245 What obligation does the Indian tribe or tribal organization 
          have with respect to returning property that was used in the 
          operation of the retroceded program?
900.246 What does reassumption mean?
900.247 Under what circumstances is a reassumption considered an 
          emergency instead of non-emergency reassumption?
900.248 In a non-emergency reassumption, what is the Secretary required 
          to do?
900.249 What happens if the contractor fails to take corrective action 
          to remedy the contract deficiencies identified in the notice?
900.250 What shall the second written notice include?
900.251 What is the earliest date on which the contract will be 
          rescinded in a non-emergency reassumption?
900.252 In an emergency reassumption, what is the Secretary required to 
          do?
900.253 What shall the written notice include?
900.254 May the contractor be reimbursed for actual and reasonable 
          ``wind up costs'' incurred after the effective date of 
          rescission?

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900.255 What obligation does the Indian tribe or tribal organization 
          have with respect to returning property that was used in the 
          operation of the rescinded contract?
900.256 Will a reassumption adversely affect funding available for the 
          reassumed program?

    Authority: 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.

    Source: 61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

    Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 900 appear at 67 FR 
34602, May 15, 2002.



    These regulations are prepared, issued, and maintained jointly by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the 
Interior, with the active participation and representation of Indian 
tribes, tribal organizations, and individual tribal members pursuant to 
the guidance of the Negotiated Rulemaking procedures required by section 
107 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.