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ATTACHMENT B
<br /> Appendix for Contracts
<br /> The following stipulations, together with the General Terms and Conditions (Attachment A to the
<br /> Grant Contract), apply to all grant projects funded in part by federal Historic Preservation Fund grants
<br /> awarded to the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History
<br /> (OAH), State Historic Preservation Office (HPO), by the U. S. Department of the Interior, National
<br /> Park Service. The Grant Contract and any approved grant subcontract and project contract shall be
<br /> subject to all the conditions of this Appendix to Contracts.
<br /> Answers to questions about the application of these conditions to specific projects are available from
<br /> the OAH or HPO project specialists or from the Grants Coordinator, State Historic Preservation Office,
<br /> 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4617. Telephone: (919)807-6582. Fax: (919)807-6599.
<br /> 1. PROCUREMENT: Grantees must forward to the HPO evidence of compliance with federal
<br /> competitive procurement requirements for professional services and subcontracts prior to
<br /> reimbursement, if applicable, and must retain procurement documentation for the time period
<br /> required by the A-102 Common Rule, OMB Circular 110, and other Historic Preservation Fund
<br /> program regulations.
<br /> 2. CHANGES IN SCOPE OF WORK: The approved scope of work, products, budget and
<br /> performance/reporting milestones included in contracts cannot be changed without prior
<br /> written approval from the HPO.
<br /> 3. LOBBYING PROHIBITED: Grantees and contractors must conform with the following text of
<br /> 18 U.S.C. 1913, which prohibits the use of the grant funds for lobbying: No part of the money
<br /> appropriated by any enactment of Congress shall, in the absence of express authorization by
<br /> Congress, be used directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement,
<br /> telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designated to
<br /> influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or oppose by vote or otherwise, any
<br /> legislation or appropriation by Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill or
<br /> resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation; but this shall not prevent officers or
<br /> employees of the United States or its Department or agencies from communication to
<br /> Members of Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress, through the proper
<br /> official channels, requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the
<br /> efficient conduct of the public business.
<br /> 4. RETENTION OF RECORDS: The Grantee, the United States Department of the Interior, the
<br /> Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall
<br /> have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of any contractor, which are
<br /> directly pertinent to the specific contract under the grant project, for the purpose of making
<br /> audit, examination, excerpts, and transcription. Grantees shall require contractors to maintain
<br /> all required records for three years after Grantees make final payments and all other pending
<br /> matters are closed.
<br /> 5. AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Grantees are responsible for obtaining audits in
<br /> accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984, P.L. 98-502 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7); the Single Audit
<br /> Act Amendments of 1996, P.L. 104-156((31 U.S.C. 7505(a)Jfor State, local and tribal
<br /> governments, and non-profit institutions; OMB CircularA-133, Audits of States, Local
<br /> Governments, and Non-Profit Institutions; or the audit requirements of OMB Circular A-110 for
<br /> universities and nonprofit organizations. The audits shall be made by an independent auditor
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