October 4, 2005

Memorandum

To: Assistant Secretaries

Inspector General

Solicitor

Heads of Bureaus and Offices

From: P. Lynn Scarlett /signed P. Lynn Scarlett/

Assistant Secretary – Policy, Management and Budget

From: Subject: Departmentwide Action Plan for Monitoring Significant Acquisitions

Related to Hurricane Katrina

The Office of Management and Budget requires all agencies involved in Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief activities to develop and implement agency-wide action plans for monitoring significant acquisitions made in support of the hurricane’s rescue and relief operations. On September 27, 2005, the attached Department of the Interior Action Plan was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.

Effective immediately, bureau and office directors shall implement the attached Departmentwide Action Plan for Significant Acquisitions Related to Hurricane Katrina. By October 14, 2005, bureau and office directors will establish Bureau/Office Hurricane Relief Acquisition Review Boards to review at regular intervals, bureau/office contracting activity reports on all significant acquisitions made in support of Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations, in accordance with the instructions contained in section V. Oversight of the attached plan. (See section III., Definitions. for definition of “significant acquisition.”)

As detailed in the plan, not more than 60 days following their initial meeting (to be held on or about October 21, 2005), bureau/office boards will provide to the Assistant Secretary – Policy Management and Budget (Attention: Senior Procurement Executive) through their respective bureau/office director, a comprehensive interim or final report, as appropriate, of board activities. The boards will meet at regular intervals for the duration of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. In addition, a comprehensive report will be required when each board has completed its review activities following the termination of bureau/office Hurricane Katrina relief support.

If you have any questions regarding the attached plan, please contact Debra Sonderman, Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management and Senior Procurement Executive on 202-208-6352. Staff questions may be addressed to Patricia Corrigan, Office of Acquisition and Property Management on 202-208-1906.

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