FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY MANUAL

. Equipment Installation.
The term "equipment installation" costs as used herein includes items
described in the Facilities Projects Manual as "construction" in par.
3112 and "nonconstruction" in par. 6105.
3. BUDGET POLICY
a. Appropriation Purchases Account Cognizance Symbol Manager.
A systems command that is the Appropriation Purchases Account
(APA) cognizance symbol manager, or other organization responsible
for funding servicewide procurement of specific items, funds
equipment installation costs. When equipment installation is complete
and reported in the plant property inventory, the station assumes
responsibility for the operation and maintenance support, such as
power, repair parts, etc., for the equipment. Specific examples of this
responsibility include:
(1) when the equipment is procured for installation at a specific
activity (i.e., at the time of budget formulation the equipment is
programmed for installation at a specific location and is so
justified, even though practical consideration may later change
priorities and require installation at a different activity when the
equipment actually becomes available);
(2) when the requesting organization has provided the requirement
for procurement/installation to the appropriate APA cognizance
symbol item manager or other authority responsible for funding
servicewide procurement in adequate time for budgeting (i.e.,
prior to 1 Sept., 13 months prior to execution of the budget, in
order that the full requirement may be included in the budget
formulation process);
(3) when technical direction/system direction exercised by a
systems command or other authority responsible for funding
servicewide procurement or sponsoring development requires that
equipment be installed as a result of technical field inspections,
revised standards, or central systems development/configuration
requirements;
(4) when system development responsibility is exercised by a
systems command or other authority responsible for servicewide
development and the responsibility requires that leased equipment
be installed as a result of the system design or development,
notwithstanding that the central manager or the user is responsible
for funding subsequent lease costs.
Financial Management Policy
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