Small Business Subcontracting Plan Preparation Instructions
Commonly Referenced Policy
- Advance Budget Requests (GIM 9) The Principal Investigator of a contract, grant or other agreement may request authorization to spend a limited amount of money during a specified period on an Advance Notice prior to the receipt of an executed award from the funding agency. This need may arise when an award has not been received in the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) by the effective date of the award, negotiation or processing of the award is not complete.
- Clinical Trials
- Cost Sharing
- Cost Sharing Overview by GCA
- Cost Sharing Policy for Sponsored Agreements (GIM 21)
- eGC1 Cost Sharing Addendum
When applicable, this form must be completed and submitted to OSP at the time the application is reviewed. Cost sharing occurs when an application commits allowable expenses (i.e., personnel, tuition, equipment or services) for which the research grant will not be charged.
- Costing Policy for Sponsored Agreements (GIM 23)
- Deadlines
- Delegation of Signature Authority
- Embroynic (Human) Stem Cell Research
- Employee Benefit Costs (GIM 3)
- Enrollment Incentive Prohibition
- eSNAP One of the features of the Streamlined Non-competing Award Process (SNAP) is the ability to submit a streamlined annual progress report. eSNAP provides the ability for eligible grantee institutions to electronically submit SNAP progress reports through the eRA Commons. This page includes help desk information, issues and concerns, and guidance.
- Export Control Regulations
- Facilities and Administrative Costs (Indirect Costs)
- Faculty Effort
- Fiscal Responsibilities
- Gifts vs. Sponsored Programs (GIM 34)
- Graduate Student Compensation Levels on NIH Grants (GIM 30)
- Guide for the Preparation of Proposals (GIM 1)
- Industry Agreements Industry Sponsored Research Agreements, SBIRs, and STTRs
- Intellectual Property
- Joint Agreements with SIBCR and FHCRC
- Multiple PIs, NIH Designation of
- NIH Publication Law
- Program Income Procedures The University of Washington is accountable for certain kinds of income generated by the activities of a grant or contract. Program Income Procedures provides guidance to those faculty investigators who elect to use this program income for costs that are in addition to the allowable costs of their project.
- Provision for Estimated Salary Increases (GIM 25)
- SBIR and STTR Programs
- Significant Financial Interest Disclosure (GIM 10)
- Subcontracts
- Outgoing Subcontracts An outgoing subcontract is a formal, cooperative "sponsored programs" relationship with another organization, generally a university or non-profit research center, that is part of a proposal and, if awarded, prime agreement, accepted by the University of Washington.
- Significant Financial Interest Disclosure (GIM 10)
- Outgoing Subcontracts
- Transfer of Expenditures Between Budgets
Small Business Subcontracting Plan Preparation Instructions
- If the contract proposal requires the submission of a Small Business Subcontracting plan, the PI or his/her designee will complete the Small Business Subcontracting Exclusion Outline.
- The Exclusion Outline should be forward to Purchasing Manager (claudiac@uw.edu).
- A minimum of 7 business days is needed from submittal of the exclusion outline until a final plan is ready.
- Purchasing Manager or designee will review the Outline and identify potential certified small business concerns able to provide the goods and services listed on the budget. Sources of suppliers include Dynamic Small Business Search or Procurement Services Contracts Listing.
- Department PI or designee will review suggested businesses and determine whether the suppliers can fulfill the project needs.
- Department PI or designee will return an estimate of spend with identified small business concerns based on the budget in each category.
- Purchasing Manager or designee will prepare a plan based on information provided by department and will forward to PI or designee for approval.
- Department PI or designee will notify Purchasing Manager or designee when they approve the plan and the Procurement Manager will review and sign the plan.
- Purchasing Manager will sign the plan and send the original to the Department and the appropriate Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Administrator to send to sponsor
- On a monthly basis, Purchasing Manager or designee will access the OSP SPAERC database to review the award information in order to obtain budget information for awarded contracts.
- Purchasing Manager or designee will complete the Standard Forms 294 (Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts) and 295 (Summary Subcontract Report) for the awarding agency as required to meet the contract requirement.
- Purchasing Manager or designee will provide PI or designee a copy of 294 reports.
- Purchasing Manager or designee will provide information to PI or designee regarding new small business suppliers and act as a resource to help PI achieve small business goals.
Revised 12-8-11

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