Re: Analytical Services Pam Caudill 11 May 1999 09:59 EST
If faculty are allowed to perform testing services , are you concerned about unrelated business income tax? or unfair competition? Pam At 06:59 AM 5/11/99 -0700, you wrote: >Gina, > >Our faculty are allowed to perform "testing services" ; while the University >does not encourage this, faculty can perform such tests if it can be shown >that such services that cannot reasonably be performed commercially >elsewhere. > >Since these activities do not constitute "research" (i.e., they do not lead >to the extension of knowledge or increased effectiveness in teaching), we >have a special (somewhat lower) indirect cost rate for what are termed >"other activities". We have both on-campus and off-campus rates for these >"other activities". We process these sponsored activities the same way we >process research-the same documents are required (transmittal forms, >conflict of interest disclosures, statements of work, budgets, etc.). > >Lesley K. Cephas, Industry Contract Officer >UCLA Office of Sponsored Research >10945 LeConte Avenue >Los Angeles, CA 90095-1406 >(310) 825-1431 VOICE >(310) 206-3619 FAX > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gina Lee Glauser [SMTP:xxxxxx@CLARKSON.EDU] > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 6:57 AM > To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG > Subject: Analytical Services > > Does anyone allow their faculty to perform analytical services > (testings) for companies? If so, how do you process this type of > services via your office?, do you havea set rate?, how to set a > rate?, do you recover normal o/h?, etc. > > Thank you in advance for your help! > > gina > > > >====================================================================== > 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") >====================================================================== > > Pamela S. Caudill Associate Director, Research Services University of Pennsylvania 133 S. 36th Street, Mezzanine Philadelphia, PA 19104-3246 (215) 573-6706 (215) 898-9708 FAX ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================