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Contracting Authority

This policy educates the ISU community and others on who has the authority to sign contracts on behalf of ISU with external parties. It also outlines the contracts that are excluded from this authority. Find more information at the ISU contracting policy website.

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Contracting Authority

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  1. Contracting Authority Paula DeAngelo Associate Counsel

  2. Contracting Authority Policy ISU has a Contracting Authority policy http://policy.iastate.edu/policy/contracting/ Policy educates ISU community and others as to who has authority to sign contracts on behalf of ISU with external parties

  3. What Contracts are Excluded? Hiring Authority: http://policy.iastate.edu/policy/hiring/ Signature Authority for Internal Transactions: http://www.policy.iastate.edu/policy/signature/

  4. Who Has Contract Authority? Regents President, SrVP-Business and Finance, SrVP & Provost, VP-Research and Director of OSPA Individuals who have received a Delegation Memorandum Individuals who have authority pursuant to an ISU policy (e.g., P-Card, Fee-for-Service)

  5. Important Notes Deans and Chairs have almost no contract authority A person may countersign a contract so long as someone with authority also signs A person signing without authority may be personally liable if ISU disclaims the contract

  6. Research Agreements Sponsored Research Agreements Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements Material Transfer Agreements Contract authority: SrVP & Provost, VP-Research, OSPA and OIPTT’s Industry Group have authority - PIs don’t have authority to sign, but are normally asked to counter-sign

  7. Collaborative Agreements SrVP & Provost, VP-Research, OSPA and OIPTT’s Industry Group (Research) SrVP & Provost (Academic)

  8. Fee for Service Directors of fee-for-service units may sign contracts relating to those services

  9. Procurements Purchasing P-Card

  10. More Information OUC website - Look under Legal Guidance/Contracting at ISU - Contract Delegations link takes you to webpage where you can see who has been delegated contract authority

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