Title
Office of Sponsored Programs - 300.02 - Master Agreements & Task Orders
Purpose
Maintaining master agreements with sponsors streamlines the review and approval of several projects under one agreement. This operating standard establishes the master agreement as the prime agreement between the University and the sponsor who provides funding for task orders under that agreement.
Policy Statement
When the potential/probability exists for collaboration with a sponsor on several research projects, the University and the sponsor may elect to enter into a master agreement. Such agreements are established to define the terms and conditions applicable to any subsequent research project (known as a task order) conducted with that particular sponsor. Master agreements supersede task orders unless modified by authorized written amendments between the sponsor and the University.
Task orders, each with their own terms and conditions following those of the master agreement, are viewed as separate projects. Each requires preparation of an Internal Processing Form (IPF) in Research Administration Management System and eSubmission (RAMSeS), and each receives a separate Project ID.
Initial task orders and those under master agreements with the State of North Carolina are negotiated and approved on behalf of the University by the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP).
Exclusions
In general, master agreements may be modified only by written amendments between the sponsor and the University, executed by an authorized representative of each.
Related Requirements
Unit Polices, Standards, & Procedures
Contact Information
For questions regarding this operating standard and its related procedure, please contact SponsoredPrograms@unc.edu.
For questions regarding Pre-Award management or Post-Award administration, please contact the assigned Sponsored Projects Specialist (SPS).
For invoicing, reporting and other financial matters, please contact the assigned Sponsored Projects Accountant.
OSP Staff assignments may be found in RAMSeS or on the OSP website.
History
History Table
| Date |
Description |
| 07/01/2022 |
Revised to reflect new office name. |
| 05/15/2018 |
Revised to coincide with the release of the new OSP Website. |
The operating standards in the Office of Sponsored Programs Operating Standards & Procedures Manual supersede any OSP operating standards, procedures and appendices previously included in the University Business Manual, a publication of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Division of Finance.