tjsmith57 Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I am working with the government to finalize our termination for convenience settlement proposal. We hired a consultant to assist us with the preparation of our settlement proposal. The government has now come back and asked me to provide the actual CO approval to utilize this consultant is. Are we required to seek CO approval to utilize a consultant with our termination settlement proposal? FAR 52.244-2 is included in our base contract. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mansfield Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 If your agreement with the consultant were a "subcontract" as defined in FAR 52.244-2, is it the type of subcontract that would require you to seek consent to subcontract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Are you including the consultant's costs as part of the T4C proposal? Regardless, a consultant is generally not considered a subcontractor (these forums have discussed this topic a fair bit as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retreadfed Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 TJ, was the termination total or partial? Also, what Termination clause is in your contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
here_2_help Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 An interesting negotiating tactic but one that is not well-grounded in regulatory reality. See 31.205-42(g)(1) for settlement expenses that are "generally allowable" -- expressly including certain consultant costs. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts