AGREEMENT No.                  _

THROUGH WHICH

[Insert STATE entity here]

[Describe State Entity]

IS PURCHASING Fire Services From

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS)

 

 

 

1.  NWS SERIVCES & DURATION OF ACTIVITIES:

 

The services to be provided by NWS Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) and/or Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) include one or more of the following:  On-Site meteorological services; Weather observer Training; Weather observation station visits; Instructors for Fire Courses; and Other special Fire Management Services as requested (attachments identify specific services to be provided by NWS and NWS's cost estimates).

 

Start date: [                    ]                                 End date [    not to exceed 12/31/2015  ]

 

2. AUTHORITY:

 

  1. The Coast and Geodetic Survey Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 883d and 883e, authorizing NOAA to          enter into agreements, with, and to receive and expend funds made available by, any State or subdivision thereof for surveys or investigations authorized under the Act, including investigations and research in geophysical sciences

B. Additional NWS program authority includes 15 U.S.C. § 313, authorizing NOAA to

           provide weather forecasting and related meteorological observations;

         15 C.F.R. § 946.4; and NWS Instruction 10-405.

 

 

 

3. TERMS:

 

STATE will pay NWS a total of $[ enter amount  ].   STATE will pay NWS (monthly, quarterly, in advance).  Cost adjustments will be made to reflect corrections to attached cost estimates 

 

 

 

4. TERMINATION:

 

Any party may terminate this agreement by providing 30 days written notice to the other party. If terminated by STATE, STATE will pay NWS costs identified in attached cost estimates which were incurred by NWS.

 

 

5. DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

 

Should disagreement arise on the interpretation of the provisions of this agreement that cannot be resolved at the operating level, the area(s) of disagreement shall be stated in writing by each party and presented to the other party for consideration.  If agreement on interpretation is not reached within thirty days, the parties shall forward the written presentation of the disagreement to respective higher officials for appropriate resolution.

 

 

NWS Contact

State Contact

Name:

Address:

 

 

Phone:

Email:

Name:

Address:

 

 

Phone:

Email:

 

 

 

7. SIGNATORIES:

 

 

NWS

State

 

 

Signature:____________________________

Name:

Title: 

 

 

Signature:____________________________

Name:

Title: 

 

 

 

 

Attachments:

 

Services to be performed by NWS

NWS cost estimates requiring reimbursement