Amendment to MKSOA RFP# MKSOA 6884-2025-01:

Questions and Responses for MKSOA RFP# MKSOA 6884-2025-01:

Our refreshed website, currently in development, is primed to feature a wide cross-section of the outstanding people, research, and training that RCUH supports. Please help us by sharing your visually captivating, high-resolution photos showcasing your project’s work. Please complete the Project Profile and submit it along with your photos to [email protected].  As a reminder, please ensure you have permission from any identifiable individual(s) in your photos. Mahalo!

All questions about the RFP must be directed to Lloyd Unebasami at [email protected]. Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror Questions is 4:30 PM (Hawaii Standard Time), April 30, 2025.

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We have received many questions relating to how RCUH is handling the system-wide measures recently announced by University of Hawai’i President Wendy Hensel. Consistent with UH policy, any RCUH employee who supports a UH project, must follow the instruction of their Principal Investigator and the UH administration’s measures.

UH VPRI UPDATE ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NOTICE

This also serves to inform you, if you have not already seen it, that UH Vice President for Research and Innovation Vassilis Syrmos released a notice on April 14 that said UH received a policy flash from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) stating an immediate change to their indirect cost policy. Similar to the proposed cap by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the DOE will immediately institute a 15% indirect cost rate on new grants to institutes of higher education (IHEs) and is “undertaking” action to terminate all grant awards to IHEs that do not conform with this updated policy.”

If you have received a related termination notice or award-related information from the DOE, please contact Victoria Rivera, UH Assistant Vice President for Research Administration and Compliance.

Please remember to check out the latest information on VPRI’s webpage New Administration Federal Funding Updates and the UH Federal Policy Updates and Resources webpage.

UH VPA UPDATE ON PERSONNEL ACTIONS – LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDS

UH Vice President for Administration Jan Gouveia also notified UH officers yesterday that a mandatory review by the Office of Human Resources and RCUH Human Resources (if applicable), is being instituted prior to any of the following actions:

• Changing funding source(s) for permanent/temporary funded positions due to loss of federal funds-including temporary bridging funds
• Reducing FTE due to loss of federal funds
• Creating a new position or recruiting for a position intended to replace a position previously funded with federal funds
• Terminating employment due to loss of federal funds.

The University created a webpage with guidance and Frequently Asked Questions relating to personnel actions: https://www.hawaii.edu/ohr/personnel-actions-loss-of-federal-funds/. UH also developed request forms for respective UH employees and RCUH employees.

The RCUH Financial Portal will be down for system maintenance from Saturday, March 15, 2025 12:00 p.m. to Sunday, March 16, 2025 5:00 a.m. (HST).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

The struggles with hunger have no boundaries, as it affects our keiki, our kupuna, and families across Hawai’i. But what makes our local community outstanding is our ability to rally and support one another.

Please consider a contribution to support the Hawaii Foodbank. An online monetary donation is quick, convenient, and secure at https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/UHS/RCUH! Below are a few screenshots to assist you with the process. Please remember to identify your donation as part of the University of Hawaii – RCUH campaign. Every $1 donated provides 2.15 meals.

The RCUH Financial Portal is back in operation with full functionality. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your understanding.

This serves as a good opportunity to remind our Financial Portal users to utilize the Help Desk widget to report any issues you may encounter in the Financial Portal. This will help our team identify recurring issues so that we can best assist you and address any issues in a timely manner.  Here are instructions on how to use the Help Widget: https://support.fis.rcuh.com/support/solutions/articles/66000524533-using-the-help-widget

The RCUH Financial Portal is back in operation, but functionality is limited.  Financial Portal users should have the ability to view, create, and submit online purchasing, payment, and travel transactions.  However, Financial Portal users do not have the ability to create new vendors or access reports, and Fiscal Administrators do not have the ability to approve transactions. 

We are currently working with our vendor to resolve this issue and ask for your patience as we anticipate an extended period of time for this issue to be resolved.  We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your understanding.

The RCUH Financial Portal is currently down and we are working with our vendor to troubleshoot the issue. An update will be posted once the issue has been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your understanding.

The RCUH Financial Portal will be down for system maintenance on Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (HST).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.