Memorandum of Agreement between the
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
and Defense Acquisition University
I. COMMON AGREEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES; AUTHORITY
In the spirit of cooperation to assist the Defense Acquisition
University (DAU) and to support training and employment opportunities
for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, this
Memorandum of Agreement, dated November 1, 2001, between Committee
for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled and
Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is a voluntary agreement between
and among its participants:
- Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled (Committee); and
- Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
DAU, in addition to being a purchaser of JWOD products and services,
has agreed to allow the Committee to help them meet their goal of
posting all their acquisition course materials online. In return,
DAU will help the Committee maximize Federal agency purchases of
products and services under the JWOD Act from nonprofit agencies
that generates training and employment opportunities for people
who are blind or have other severe disabilities through the Federal
acquisition process. Both goals will be realized by the partnering
agreement stipulated in this MOA.
The authority for this MOA is the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act,
41 U.S.C. 46-48c, as amended, the Federal Acquisition Regulation,
and DoD Directive 5000.57. The participants hereby agree that principles
of good faith partnership and steadfast adherence to the purposes
of this MOA will govern their conduct hereunder.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTICIPANTS
A. Defense Acquisition University
1. Promotion of the JWOD Program in Acquisition Courses.
This promotion and preference consideration will be consistent
with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 8.
2. Website Promotion, Linkages, and Feedback Forums.
DAU will establish Internet linkages from websites managed within
the university to websites managed by the Committee, NIB, NISH
and other JWOD-associated nonprofit agencies.
3. DAU Input into JWOD Marketing.
Upon request, DAU will work with the Committee's marketing program
to advise how catalogs and websites can best communicate and promote
attributes of JWOD products to personnel.
4. Promoting Use of JWOD Products and Services in Contracts.
DAU agrees to encourage the use of JWOD/NIB/NISH products and
services in contracting, both in prime contracts and subcontracts.
DAU will promote specification of JWOD/NIB/NISH products in Statements
of Work, and seek means to provide prime contractors with an incentive
to award subcontracts to JWOD-associated agencies. DAU will pursue
innovative contracting methods and techniques that serve to remove
constraints to JWOD-associated agencies' competitiveness.
5. Supervision of Detailed Employee.
The primary supervisor of the detailed employee will be his Committee
supervisor. DAU will designate an on-site Point of Contact (POC)
for coordination of daily activities.
6. Supplies/Accessories.
DAU will provide the detailed employee with a dedicated desk,
phone, computer, email address and other supplies/accessories
as deemed necessary by the detailed employee and the designated
on-site point of contact.
7. Parking.
DAU agrees to provide parking for the detailed employee within
the DAU staff and faculty general area and a car decal.
8. Identification Card.
DAU agrees to provide the detailed employee with an on-base identification
card.
9. Travel Expense.
DAU agrees to pay all cost of the detailed employee's travel
expenses, if the detailed employee is requested to travel on behalf
of the university.
10. Committee Staff Enrollment in DAU courses.
DAU will make billets available for Committee staff enrollment
of DAU courses, both classroom and on-line.
B. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled
1. Salary.
The Committee will continue to pay all salary and benefits of
the detailed employee.
2. Conferences/Events/Seminars.
The detailed employee, on behalf of the Committee, will provide
DAU at least two (2) weeks written notice, if appropriate, for
days the employee will use to attend conferences or other events
to promote the Committee and JWOD.
3. Courses/Conferences.
The detailed employee, on behalf of his Committee supervisor,
will provide DAU at least two (2) weeks written notice, if appropriate,
for days that the employee will use to attend courses/conferences
towards his professional development.
4. Vacation.
The detailed employee will provide at least two (2) weeks written
notice to DAU for planned vacation.
5. Schedule.
The detailed employee's scheduled work hours will be 7:30 AM
- 4:00 PM, Wednesday - Friday of each week, or as coordinated
with the DAU POC.
6. Catalogs and Marketing.
The Committee will furnish at no cost to DAU, JWOD content, marketing
materials, digital images, logos, etc., to describe the JWOD Program
and its products and services.
7. Review of Materials.
The Committee will review references to JWOD Program proposed
by DAU or others to ensure language is consistent with the disability
community preferred terminology.
8. Process Facilitation.
The Committee will facilitate ongoing review of progress made
by all participants to this agreement by organizing and hosting
periodic meetings of the participants.
III. PERFORMANCE MEASURES
In order to help gauge the effectiveness of this MOA in furthering
the interests of all signatories, performance measures will be drafted,
and information collected to track against these measures. These
measures will include, but not limited to: 1) three (3) meetings
with the President of DAU (or Designee), and the Deputy Executive
Director of the Committee. Meetings will be held every ninety (90)
days, at which time, the President (or Designee) will brief the
Deputy Executive Director of the ongoing process to incorporate
Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) references into the university acquisition
courses; 2) six (6) meetings with the detailed employee's Committee
supervisor and the on-site DAU POC. Meetings will be used to gauge
the progress and achievement of the goals expressed in this agreement
between DAU and the Committee. Other intangibles relating to the
agreement between DAU and the Committee may be discussed, which
are not specifically stated within the MOA.
IV. DURATION
This MOA will be in effect for a period of six (6) months after
its start date, unless otherwise shortened or extended by written
agreement of the participants. This MOA may be terminated upon fourteen
(14) calendar day's written notice of any participant.
V. MISCELLANEOUS
Nothing herein shall be construed to change the obligations of
the participants under any existing contractual relationship's or
Federal law.
Except as may specifically be agreed to in writing elsewhere, the
Government is not obligated to expend any funds or make particular
resources available in furtherance of this MOA.
VI. SIGNATORIES
For Defense Acquisition University
(Signed)
Frank J. Anderson, Jr.
President
March 22, 2002
For Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled
(Signed)
Rita L. Wells, Ph.D.
Deputy Executive Director
March 22, 2002
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