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Re: subcontracts Bud May (05 Dec 2000 11:43 EST)
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Re: subcontracts Bud May 05 Dec 2000 11:43 EST
cathy ... here is another example - this sounds reasonable - but is it correct? the agency is more reliable. bud At 04:46 PM 12/4/00 -0400, you wrote: >Mary > >The language and limitations on IC recovery against >subcontracts is not in A-21, it is in your (F&A) Rate Agreement >with your cognizant Federal audit agency. > >The Feds consider the entire project period, not just each >individual budget period, when making the determination. Once >you do $25,000 in business with a subcontractor, youre done >charging IC (oops F&A) on their costs. It doesnt matter if it is >one year or more. > >Also, one of the key items is the nature of the relationship. If it is >an on-going relationship, no further IC will accrue even across >continuation grants (as opposed to multiple budget periods >within one grant). > >The Feds do allow you to set the money limit back to zero if, as >the result of a new competitive bid process, an existing >subcontractor is rehired. That would be considered a new >relationship and a new $25,000 limit would exist. > >If, however, you call an existing subcontractor and merely tell >them to do more work, not IC can be charged on any portion >over $25,000 > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Larry Waxler, Director | > Office of Sponsored Programs | TELEPHONE: 207-780-4411 > University of Southern Maine | TELEFAX: 207-780-4417 > P.O. Box 9300 | E-MAIL: xxxxxx@usm.maine.edu > 96 Falmouth Street | WEB: www.usm.maine.edu/~osp > Portland, Maine 04104-9300 | >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================