TSU Office of Institutional Compliance

Contract Services

Contract Services Compliance is a monitoring mechanism designed to add value to and improve the contract management process at Texas Southern University. The process helps the University accomplish its contractual objectives by monitoring contracts to ensure obligations are fulfilled and completed. In addition, the Compliance Office reviews contractual agreements for adherence to established policies, procedures, and state guidelines. To assist in the review process, the Contract Administrator must complete and attach a Compliance Cover Sheet to each contract submitted to the Office of General Counsel, available in PDF or Word format.

The Office of Institutional Compliance reports to the Office of General Counsel and has no authority or responsibility for ownership or management of contractual agreements. The role of the Office of Institutional Compliance in contract administration is limited to reviewing and monitoring contract and accounting documents on contracts for goods and services. In monitoring contracts, the Compliance Office works independently, maintains objectivity and integrity, free of conflicts of interests, and will not knowingly misrepresent facts, or subordinate its judgment to others.

All contracts monitored by the Office of Institutional Compliance are reviewed with high standards of honesty, proficiency, objectivity, diligence and loyalty in compliance with the University Ethics Policy. The Office of Institutional Compliance produces internal monitoring reports and provides frequent reports to the Office of General Counsel.