What is a commercial activity?
Commercial activities are products or services that are obtainable from a commercial source. One good way to think of them is as activities that are listed in the yellow pages. Commercial activities fall into two categories: 1) functions performed in-house by Federal personnel, or 2) contracted activities provided by contractor personnel. OMB defines commercial activity as anything that can be, could be, or should be contracted. Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Letter 92-1 also contains further information regarding the definition of commercial activity.
Commercial activities are products or services that are obtainable from a commercial source. One convenient, although not technically complete way to think of them is as activities that are listed in the yellow pages. Commercial activities fall into two categories: 1) functions performed in-house by Federal personnel, or 2) contracted activities provided by contractor personnel. OMB defines commercial activity as a recurring service that could be performed by the private sector and is an agency requirement that is funded and controlled through a contract, fee-for-service agreement, or performance by government personnel.
Related Questions
- What needs to be disclosed to the audience when the educational activity receives commercial support from the pharmaceutical or medical device industry?
- If a live activity is turned into an enduring material, do faculty disclosure and acknowledgement of commercial support still need to be made?
- Can commercial interests receive exhibit space in exchange for providing CME grants for the CME activity?
