[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR304.7001]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                  CHAPTER 3--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 304_ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart 304.70_Acquisition Instrument Identification Numbering System

 

Sec. 304.7001  Numbering acquisitions.



    (a) Acquisitions which require numbering. The following acquisitions 

shall be numbered in accordance with the system prescribed in paragraphs 

(b), (c), and (d) of this section:

    (1) Contracts, including letter contracts and task orders under 

basic ordering agreements, which involve the payment of $2,500 or more 

for the acquisition of personal property or nonpersonal services. (The 

number assigned to a letter contract shall be assigned to the 

superseding definitized contract).

    (2) Contracts which involve the payment of $2,000 or more for 

construction (including renovation or alteration).

    (3) Contracts which involve more than one payment regardless of 

amount.

    (4) Requests for proposals and invitations for bids.

    (5) Requests for quotations.

    (6) Basic ordering agreements.

    (b) Numbering system for contracts. All contracts which require 

numbering (paragraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this section) shall be 

assigned a number consisting of the following:

    (1) The three digit identification code of the Department (HHS);

    (2) A one digit alphabetic identification code of the servicing 

agency:



O Office of the Secretary

P Program Support Center

M Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

F Food and Drug Administration

D Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

I Indian Health Service

S Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

N National Institutes of Health

H Health Resources and Services Administration

A Agency for Health Care Research & Quality



    (3) The three digit numeric identification code assigned by the 

Office of Acquisition Management and Policy



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(OAMP) to the contracting office within the servicing agency;

    (4) A four digit fiscal year designation (e.g., 2005, 2006);

    (5) A five digit alphanumeric tracking number the content of which 

is determined by the contracting office within the servicing agency; and

    (6) A one digit code describing the type of contract action:



C New Definitive Contract

P Purchase Using Simplified Acquisition

I Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDIQ)

O Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)

B Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

F Facilities Contract

U Contracts placed with or through other Government departments, GSA 

contracts, or against mandatory source contracts such as the National 

Industries for the Blind (NIB), the National Industries for the Severely 

Handicapped (NISH), and the Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR)

L Lease Agreement

W Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)

E Letter Contract

G Federal Supply Schedule

M Micropurchase



    For example, the first contract for NIH, National Cancer Institute, 

for fiscal year 2005 may be numbered HHSN261200500001C.

    (c) Numbering system for orders. Order numbers will be assigned to 

contracts with orders. The order number shall be up to a seventeen digit 

number consisting of the following:

    (1) The three digit identification code of the Department (HHS);

    (2) A one digit numeric identification code of the servicing agency:



O Office of the Secretary

P Program Support Center

M Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

F Food and Drug Administration

D Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

I Indian Health Service

S Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

N National Institutes of Health

H Health Resources and Services Administration

A Agency for Health Care Research and Quality;



    (3) The three digit numeric identification code assigned by the 

Office of Acquisition Management and Policy (OAMP) to the contracting 

office within the servicing agency;

    (4) An alphanumeric tracking number, up to ten characters, the 

content of which is determined by the contracting office within the 

servicing agency.

    (d) Numbering system for other acquisitions. The HCA is responsible 

for developing a numbering system for the acquisitions other than 

contracts listed in paragraphs, (a)(4) through (a)(6) of this section, 

and any other types of acquisitions that may be used.

    (e) Assignment of identification codes. Each contracting office of 

the Department shall be assigned a three digit identification code by 

the OGAM. Requests for the assignment of codes for newly established 

contracting offices shall be submitted by the headquarters acquisition 

staff office of the contracting activity to the OGAM. A listing of the 

contracting office identification codes currently in use is contained in 

the Enhanced Departmental Contracts Information System Manual.



[66 FR 4224, Jan. 17, 2001, as amended at 70 FR 39, Jan. 3, 2005; 70 FR 

11583, Mar. 9, 2005]