M9. USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNER NOTICES (IPN) PORTAL FOR
ASSISTANCE (JULY 2014)
APPLICABILITY: For use in all solicitations and resulting awards. Please refer to ADS
303, Section 303.3.31, “USAID Implementing Partner Notices (IPN) Portal For
Assistance” for additional guidance.
USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNER NOTICES (IPN) PORTAL FOR ASSISTANCE
(July 2014)
(a) Definitions
“USAID Implementing Partner Notices (IPN) Portal for Assistance (“IPN Portal)” means
the single point where USAID posts proposed universal bilateral amendments for
USAID awards, which can be accessed electronically by registered USAID recipients.
The IPN Portal is located at https://sites.google.com/site/usaidipnforassistance/.
“IPN Portal Administrator” means the USAID official designated by the Director, M/OAA,
who has overall responsibility for managing the USAID Implementing Partner Notices
Portal for Assistance.
“Universal bilateral amendment” means those amendments with revisions or new
requirements or provisions that affect all awards or a designated class of awards, as
specified in the Agency notification of such revisions or new requirements.
(b) By submission of an application and execution of an award, the
Applicant/Recipient acknowledges the requirement to:
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(1) Register with the IPN Portal if awarded an assistance award resulting from this
solicitation, and
(2) Receive universal bilateral amendments to this award and general notices via the
IPN Portal.
(c) Procedure to register for notifications.
Go to https://sites.google.com/site/usaidipnforassistance/ and click the “Register”
button at the top of the page. Recipient representatives must use their official
organization email address when subscribing, not personal email addresses.
(d) Processing of IPN Portal Amendments
The Recipient may access the IPN Portal at any time to review all IPN Portal
amendments; however, the system will also notify the Recipient by email when the
USAID IPN Portal Administrator posts a universal bilateral amendment for Recipient’s
review and signature. Proposed USAID IPN Portal amendments distributed via the IPN
Portal are applicable to all awards, unless otherwise noted in the proposed amendment.
Within 15 calendar days from receipt of the notification email from the IPN Portal, the
Recipient must do one of the following:
(1) (a) verify applicability of the proposed amendment for their award(s) per the
instructions provided with each amendment;
(b) download the amendment and
incorporate the following information on the amendment form: award number,
organization name, and organization mailing address as it appears in the basic
award; (c) sign the hardcopy version; and (d) send the signed amendment (by
email or hardcopy) to the AO for signature. The Recipient must not incorporate
any other changes to the IPN Portal amendment. Bilateral amendments provided
through the IPN Portal are not effective until the both the Recipient and the AO
sign the amendment;
(2) Notify the AO in writing if the amendment requires negotiation of additional
changes to terms and conditions of the award; or
(3) Notify the AO that the Recipient declines to sign the amendment.
Within 30 calendar days of receipt of a signed amendment from the Recipient, the AO
must provide the fully executed amendment to the Recipient or initiate discussions with
the Recipient.
