Border Security Council Report - Office of the Governor - Rick Perry

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Appendix D: BSET Grant Guidance and Application Kit 8 c. Additional pertinent information including, when appropriate, analysis and explanation of cost overruns or high unit costs. D. Financial Reporting 1. Grantees must submit Financial Reports on the Request for Advance or Reimbursement form in order to receive funds. (See Appendix D for form and instructions.) 2. Financial Reports for advance or reimbursement payments may be submitted as often as necessary, but no later than 45 days after the end of the grant performance period. The last day for submission of Request for Advance or Reimbursements is October 15, 2009. . Advance Payments. Requests for advance payments will be submitted on the Request for Advance or Reimbursement form. Copies of purchase orders must accompany this request. Upon receipt and payment of purchased equipment, grantee must submit to GDEM copies of itemized invoices, bills of lading, cancelled checks and any other documents supporting proof of payment for eligible purchases. Advances may be requested no earlier than 0 days in advance of anticipated expenditure of funds. 4. Reimbursements. Requests for reimbursement grants will be submitted on Request for Advance or Reimbursement form. Copies of purchase orders, itemized invoices, cancelled checks, and any other documents supporting proof of payment for eligible purchases must be submitted to GDEM. Grantees may request funds as soon as the purchase is complete and all required supporting documentation is collected. 5. All funds must be obligated by the grantee no later than May 1, 2009. All funds must be expensed by the grantee no later than August 1, 2009. E. Address for Submitting Progress and Financial Reports 1. Submit required reports and documents to: Operations Section/BSET Program Manager Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety PO Box 4087 Austin, TX 7877 -0224 2. If sending by courier or overnight service that requires a physical address, use this address: Operations Section/BSET Program Manager Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety 5805 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78752-0224 F. Retention and access requirements for records. 1. Grantees must retain all records pertaining to the performance of this grant for a period of three ( ) years from the end of the grant period or the date of Grant Adjustment Notice closing the award. 2. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the -year period, the records must be retained until the completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular -year period, whichever is later.
. Real property and equipment records. The retention period for real property and equipment records starts from the date of disposition or replacement or transfer, whichever is later. 4. GDEM, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas State Auditor, or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any pertinent books, documents, papers, or other records of grantees which are pertinent to the grant, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. This right of access is not limited to the required retention period but shall last as long as the records are retained. V. Procurement A. Procurement Standards 1. Grantees will use their own procurement procedures that reflect applicable state and local laws and regulations, provided that the procurements conform to standards in this section. 2. Grantees will maintain a contract administration system that ensures that contractors perform in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of their contracts or purchase orders. . Grantees will maintain a written code of standards of conduct governing the performance of their employees engaged in the award and administration of contracts. See UGMS §__.14, Subsection (a) (1) and Chapter 171, Local Government Code, for additional ethics provisions. 4. Grantees will maintain records sufficient to detain the significant history of procurements. 5. Grantees will have protest procedures to handle and resolve disputes relating to their procurements and shall in all instances disclose information regarding the protest to GDEM. B. Competition 1. All procurement transactions will be conducted in a manner providing full and open competition consistent with the procurement standards. See UGMS §__. 6, Subsection (b). 2. Grantees will ensure that all pre-qualified lists of persons, firms, or products that are used in acquiring goods and services are current and include enough qualified sources to ensure maximum open and free competition. . The Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) Cooperative Purchasing Program (State of Texas CO-OP) provides the State of Texas volume purchasing power to local governments and assistance organizations. Members can purchase goods and services from state term contracts, Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contracts, and piggyback contracts. A grantee that chooses to use any of these services through the State of Texas CO-OP will meet state competitive bidding requirements. The State of Texas CO-OP can be accessed at http://www.window.state. tx.us/procurement/prog/coop. 4. Other available state purchasing contracts programs meeting state bid requirements are: Go DIRect, offered through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). Go DIRect can be accessed at http://www.dir.state.tx.us/servlet/dirStore. Texas Industries for the Blind and Handicapped (TIBH). The TIBH catalogue can be accessed at http://www.tibh.org/catalog/index.php. Texas Correctional Industries (TCI). TCI can be accessed at http://www.tci.tdcj.state.tx.us. Appendix D: BSET Grant Guidance and Application Kit
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