(a) Contractor Performance Reports (interim and final) must be prepared electronically by use of the National Institutes of Health's Contractor Performance System. Hard copy preparation of Reports shall not be used unless specifically instructed by the National Institutes of Health. The National Institutes of Health will provide EPA's Office of Acquisition Management Internal Oversight Service Center with specific instructions if hard copy use becomes necessary.
(b) The performance categories and ratings used in the evaluation of contractor performance are described in the clause at 1552.209-76. The NIH system provides instructions to assist contracting officers and project officers with completing evaluations.
[64 FR 20204, Apr. 26, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 66344, Oct. 31, 2002]
