Appropriations Funding for National Institutes of Health Office of Research Facilities Development and Operations Contract C2000326 With Higgins Development Partners, LLC

Our review found that during fiscal years 2002 through 2009, NIH's Office of Research Facilities Development and Operations (ORF) funded contract C2000326 (the Contract), totaling $2.2 million (subsequently increased to $106.4 million), with Higgins Development Partners, LLC, in compliance with the purpose, time, and amount requirements specified in appropriations statutes. ORF had a bona fide need for the services and materials and appropriately funded the Contract with no-year appropriations and annual appropriations from fiscal years 2002 through 2009.
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