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4. 5. Department's Contracts Office will request the Subrecipient submit an updated form at the beginning of each calendar year in which the Subrecipient has an active agreement' d. To document compliance with the National lncident Management System (NIMS)' the Subrecipient shall complete the annual NIMS survey conducted by Washington Emergency Management Division (EMD). NIMS COMPLIANCE a. The Nationat lncident Management System (NIMS) identifies concepts and principles that answer how to manage emergencies ftom preparedness to recovery regardless of their cause, size, location, 6r complexity. NIMS provides a consistent, nationwide approach and vocabulary'for multiple agencies-or lurisdictions to work together to bujld, sustain, and deliver the core capabilities needed to achieve a secure and resilient nation. b. Consistent implementation of NIMS provides a solid foundation across jurisdictions and disciplines to ensure effective and integrated preparedness, planning, and response' NIMS empowers the components of the liationaf Preparedness System, a requirement of presidential policy Directive 8, to guide activities within the public and private sector and describes the planning, organizitional activities, equipping, training, and exercising needed to build and sustain the core capabilities in support of the National Preparedness Goal. c. ln order to receive federal preparedness funding from the Department, the Subrecipient must ensure and maintain adoption and imple mentation of NIMS. See Agreement Attachment A,Article ll section 3.c. for associated repo rting requirements. The list of objectives used for Prog ress and achievement rePorti ng can be found at d. FEMA requires phased implementation of the National Qualification System (NQS) for EMpG sunrecipLnts. The NQS lmplementation Objectives reflect the. concepts and principles coniained in NQS doctrine and aim to promote consistency in NQS implementation nationwide. Subrecipients will be considered in compliance with NQS requirements as long as they are woiking towards implementing the NQS lmplementation Objectives can be found at https://www.fema.qov/sitesidefaulUfiles/documents/fema nims-n0s-imPlementation- eployable personnel (determined by the @quiredtomeetNQScertificationrequirements. For 24EMPG NQS Phase 2 of implementation, subrecipients must: i. Design procedures for an organizational qualification system and subsequently document aPProval. ii. Ensure designated EMPG-funded deployable personnel meet the minimum training requiiements for their job titleiposition qualification. iii. Track qualification, certification and credentialling for EMPG-funded deployable personnel. iv. Describe the status of implementation as a part of the annual NIMS survey conducted by EMD staff at the end of the calendar year' v. Note within the EMPG final report which EMPG funded personnel are categorized asdeployableandstatusofimplementation,asapplicable. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT a. The Subrecipient and any non-federal entity to which the Subrecipient makes a subaward shall compty with 2 cFR 200.317 through zbo.g2l, and all washington state procurement statutes, when procuring any equipmen-t or supplies under this Agreement, 2 CFR 200'313 for management of eq-uipmeni,'and 2 CFR 200.314 for management of supplies, to include, but not limited to: DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FY24 Page 5 of 44 Kittitas CountY, E25-254