ACK! This is as clear as mud.

According to the FAQ on the ORCA website, the response to the question "Who needs to register in ORCA?" is the following:
You must be registered in ORCA if the solicitation you are responding to requires that you have an active registration in CCR.

Doesn't this include nearly all submissions for federal grant funding? As best as I could determine the function of ORCA, it applies to federal CONTRACT and COOPERATIVE agreeements, but the statement above seems broader than this.

I would appreciation more clarification.
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Molly Daniel
Grants Specialist
Planning Department
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
1000 Health Center Drive
Mattoon, IL 61938-9253
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email: xxxxxx@sblhs.org

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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:33 PM
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Ironically, I was compiling a list of ORCA FAR clause additions/changes from last year in preparation for our institution to renew its ORCA registration.

ORCA replaces the reps and certs section for the large federal contracts and some cooperative agreements. Whether or not you will need to register in ORCA depends on what type of business you are doing with the federal government and whether or not the solicitation you respond to requires CCR/ORCA registration. More information can be found at the FAQs for ORCA (https://orca.bpn.gov/miscl/faq.aspx).

As an aside, CCR and ORCA are scheduled to be rolled into a System for Award Management system in 2012 and you can find more information on that at https://acquisition.gov/SAM/sam.html.

Sherie

Sherie Donahue, MS, CRA - Electronic Research Specialist LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY | Office of the Vice President for Research Affairs Loma Linda, CA 92350
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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Scott Niles
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:34 AM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] Online Representations and Certifications Application?

Hi everyone,
In the process of updating our CCR information, our POC (Accounting
Director) noticed a link to ORCA (Online Representations and
 Certifications Application).

No one in our office is familiar with ORCA, but we're unsure if we need to register in ORCA or not. An email to their help desk told us that if we were applying for a grant or contract, we did not need to register.

Is anyone familiar with ORCA, and does our university need to register with them? Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Scott Niles, MA, CRA
Grants and Contracts Administrator
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Morehead State University
901 Ginger Hall
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: 606-783-2278
Fax: 606-783-2130
Web site: http://www.moreheadstate.edu/research

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