Common use of BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Clause in Contracts

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. A. This Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (hereinafter called Agreement) between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Defense–Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter called Federal Agencies), and the Texas A&M University System (Host University) and its Partner Institutions is a continuation for a five (5) year term to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This continuation of the Gulf Coast CESU is implemented by mutual consent of the parties and is consistent with the prior Agreement and the express intent of the request for proposals for that Agreement. The Gulf Coast CESU is associated with a national network of CESUs. B. The objectives of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit are to:  Provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their potential partners;  Develop a program of research, technical assistance and education that involves the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences needed to address resources issues and interdisciplinary problem-solving at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context at the local, regional, and national level; and  Place special emphasis on the working collaboration among federal agencies and universities and their related partner institutions.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. A. This Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (hereinafter called Agreement) between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Defense–Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter called Federal Agencies), ) and the Texas A&M University System (Host University) and its Partner Institutions is a continuation for a five (5) year term to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This continuation of the Gulf Coast CESU is implemented by mutual consent of the parties and is consistent with the prior Agreement and the express intent of the request for proposals for that Agreement. The Gulf Coast CESU is associated with a national network of CESUs. B. The objectives of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit are to:  • Provide research, technical assistance assistance, and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their potential partners;  • Develop a program of research, technical assistance and education that involves the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences needed to address resources issues and interdisciplinary problem-solving at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context at the local, regional, and national level; and  • Place special emphasis on the working collaboration among federal agencies and universities and their related partner institutions.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. A. This Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (hereinafter called Agreement) between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Defense–Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter called Federal Agencies), ) and the Texas A&M University System of California (Host University) and its Partner Institutions is a continuation for a five (5) year term to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Gulf Coast Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This continuation of the Gulf Coast Californian CESU is implemented by mutual consent of the parties and is consistent with the prior Agreement and the express intent of the request for proposals for that Agreement. The Gulf Coast Californian CESU is associated with a national network of CESUs. B. The objectives of the Gulf Coast Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit are to:  Provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their potential partners;  Develop a program of research, technical assistance and education that involves the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences needed to address resources issues and interdisciplinary problem-solving at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context at the local, regional, and national level; and  Place special emphasis on the working collaboration among federal agencies and universities and their related partner institutions.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. A. This Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (hereinafter called Agreement) between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Defense–Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, InstallationsSustainment, and Environment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Works (hereinafter called Federal Agencies), ) and the Texas A&M University System of Washington (Host University) and its Partner Institutions is a continuation for a five (5) year term to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Gulf Coast Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This continuation of the Gulf Coast Pacific Northwest CESU is implemented by mutual consent of the parties and is consistent with the prior Agreement and the express intent of the request for proposals for that Agreement. The Gulf Coast Pacific Northwest CESU is associated with a national network of CESUs. B. The objectives of the Gulf Coast Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit are to:  • Provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their potential partners;  • Develop a program of research, technical assistance and education that involves the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences needed to address resources issues and interdisciplinary problem-solving at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context at the local, regional, and national level; and  • Place special emphasis on the working collaboration among federal agencies and universities and their related partner institutions.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. A. This Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (hereinafter called Agreement) between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementReclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Defense–Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, InstallationsSustainment, and Environment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Works (hereinafter called Federal Agencies), ) and the Texas A&M University System of Nebraska–Lincoln (Host University) and its Partner Institutions is a continuation for a five (5) year term to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Gulf Coast Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This continuation of the Gulf Coast Great Plains CESU is implemented by mutual consent of the parties and is consistent with the prior Agreement and the express intent of the request for proposals for that Agreement. The Gulf Coast Great Plains CESU is associated with a national network of CESUs. B. The objectives of the Gulf Coast Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit are to:  Provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their potential partners;  Develop a program of research, technical assistance and education that involves the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences needed to address resources issues and interdisciplinary problem-solving at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context at the local, regional, and national level; and  Place special emphasis on the working collaboration among federal agencies and universities and their related partner institutions.