Office of Sponsored Programs - 300.02 - Master Agreements & Task Orders

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.

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Article ID: 132281
Created
Thu 4/8/21 9:27 PM
Modified
Wed 6/26/24 11:52 AM
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Research-Office of Sponsored Programs
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Vice Chancellor
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