What is the difference between a vendor, sub-recipient (sub-contract or sub-award), independent contractor and special consultant?
OMB Circular A-133 provides the following definitions to distinguish vendors from sub-recipients. The information on independent contractors and special consultants is taken from SF State’s Special Consultant-Independent Contractor Hiring Procedures Practice Directive 156. A vendor: Provides goods and services within their normal business operations Provides similar goods and services to many different purchasers Operates in a competitive environment Provides goods and services that are ancillary to the Federal Program A sub-recipient: Has its performance measured against whether the objectives of the federal program are met Has responsibility for programmatic decision-making Has responsibility for adherence to applicable federal program compliance requirements Uses the Federal funds to carry out a program of the organization, as compared to providing goods and services for a program of the pass-through entity Determines who is eligible to receive what Federal financial assistance with
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