The service being offered in the Work for Others agreement is "not readily available" outside the USGS.
There is no conflict of interest or apparent conflict of interest for the USGS.
The service rendered "promotes the objectives of the USGS."
Features/Characteristics
Activities require a pre-established price list for the services offered.
Contracts are sometimes used for this type of work.
Work-for-others contracts must be recommended by the Discipline wherein the work is to be performed and the Business Enterprise Council (BEC) prior to approval and signature by one of the Associate Directors. These contracts must go through the same internal review process as CRADAs.
I.P. and Resource Commitment
All data and information produced as a product of "work-for-others" shall be available to the public.
Charges for this work must be fair and result in no cost to the government.
Other Agencies/Laboratories That Use This Mechanism
