NSF Other Arrangements/Transactions Guide
42 USC 19116
Summary
The National Science Foundation's Other Arrangements/Transactions Guide (Version 2.0), issued by NSF's Senior Procurement Executive, covering the planning, publicizing, soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, award, and administration of both Other Arrangements (under the NSF Organic Act, 42 U.S.C. 1870(c)) and Other Transactions (under the CHIPS and Science Act, 42 U.S.C. 19116, for the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate). It frames OA/Ts as non-procurement, non-assistance instruments distinct from FAR contracts and financial assistance, and states it is guidance without the force of law except where incorporated into an agreement.