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Resources to assist and educate departments with processing encumbrances and filing contracts, grants, subsidies, interdepartmental service agreements (ISA's) and interdepartmental chargebacks (internal business) in MMARS.
  • Standard Contract Form Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) doc format of 			SCF FAQ


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    Presentations and documents containing information about the 9C Contract Reductions.

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    This link provides an overview of Master Agreements and Statewide Contracts as well as a listing of Master Agreements offering discounts.

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  • Contract Liaisons xls format of 			Contract Liaisons

    The Contract Liaison will be the lead coordinator between the Contract Unit Staff and Departments in resolving contract related issues. Departments are urged to first call the MMARS Helpline (617-973-2468) with any questions that are related to transaction processing in MMARS. Departments should contact the Contract Unit Liaison only if there is a need to know the status of a contract that has been submitted to CTR but has not been reviewed and processed, or if the department has received an e-mail from the Contract Unit requesting additional information or further clarification pertaining to a contract.

  • Quick Reference: Contracts - Goods and Services, Grants, Subsidies and Interdepartmental Business

    Please refer to page 11

  • Expenditure Classification Handbook doc format of 			Expenditure Classification Handbook
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  • Encumbrance Overview doc format of 			Encumbrance Overview

    This Overview is a diagram of the flow of documents from the pre-encumbrance to the payments level. The documents on the left require a commodity code; the documents on the right do not require a commodity code.

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