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Joseph Feibel – January 6, 2018 Question: What should I do as a COR if there are differences between the submitted invoice and the amount the government will pay? Answer: If there are any differences between the amount of the Read More
Request: I tried for information on how to close a contract but wasn’t clear on the concept. I’m assuming the COR has to provide a memo stating closing of contract to deobligate funds. Please guide me through this. Response: Once Read More
Question: It’s not clear to me whether we should go with a Full or Temporary SAM Deviation. If we go with a Temporary, it seems that the expert will still need to register with SAM, which is the source of Read More
Question from Client: I spoke with the Expert today, and he said he had just sent the Contracting Officer a confirming email that SAM registration was complete. The Expert mentioned a verification period of 10 days. Is that going to Read More
Can I add another related Matter to an Existing Expert Contract? You Contracting Officer may allow you do do this. It is possible to modify an existing contract to add the new matter, since the matters are related. In order Read More
The Expert we want to hire does not want to use his Social Security Number to register in the System for Award Management. Please advise. The ALC and Trading Partner ID are not required, since he’s not a federal entity. Read More
How to Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) A Quick User Guide for Contract Registrations can be found at: https://www.sam.gov/sam/transcript/Quick_Guide_for_Contract_Registrations.pdf Helpful Information What is an Entity? In SAM, your company / business / organization is referred to as Read More
Discussion Script This document includes language recommendations for attorneys to use when seeking out and having discussions with potential expert witnesses. The purpose of this document is to provide recommended/suggested language, so that the potential expert witness clearly understands: · the Read More
Guidance for Contracting for Expert Witnesses Before You Begin: Contracting versus Other Retention Methods Key steps in the contracting process are outlined and discussed below. In certain cases, the AGENCY may be able, or legally required, to use other, non-contract Read More
Item Process Responsible Office/Individual 1 Identify the need for an Expert; obtain Budget/Office Management approval; and identify COR Requestor 2 Provide high-level notification to budget/acquisition office of the type of expert needed, COR assigned, estimated value and estimated need by Read More