On October 19, 1998, President Clinton signed into law the “Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998” (FAIR
Act). The FAIR Act directs Federal agencies to identify their activities that are performed by Federal employees but that are not inherently Governmental
(such as commercial activities). Information about the FAIR Act is available on the U.S. Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/fair-index.html.
For information about the Institute's commercial activities, contact the Office of Administration and Budget.
June 30, 2002
The Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President
725 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Mr. Daniels:
In accordance with the FAIR Act, P.L. 105-270, on behalf of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) I am pleased
to submit this report on agency performance of commercial activities.
We believe that all of the current activities performed by IMLS are inherently governmental activities. As such, there are no
in-house activities that produce a product or service that could be obtained from a commercial source. IMLS contracts with other federal agencies
for certain services described in A-76 as meeting the criteria of potentially commercial services, such as building security and maintenance,
payroll, automatic data processing, and telecommunications systems. In all other areas, IMLS utilizes commercial sources to supply needed products
and services wherever possible in order to maximize resources available to the government. Because inherently government functions are exempt,
the Institute of Museum and Library Services does not perform commercial activities to report at this time.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I may be reached on 202-606-8637, by fax at 202-606-0395, or e-mail
at tlahaie@imls.gov.
Sincerely,
Teresa M. LaHaie
Administrative Director |
