ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. (EPAAR 1552.211-78) (APR 1984)
(a) name and business address of the contractor; (b) contract number; (c) contract dollar amount; (d) whether the contract was subject to full and open competition or a sole source acquisition (e) name of the EPA Project Officer and the EPA Project Officer's office identification and location; and (f) date of report.
ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. H.6.1 This contract is a “nonpersonal services contract.” The Contractor and the Contractor’s employees: (1) shall perform the services specified herein as independent contractors, not as employees of the government; (2) shall be responsible for their own management and administration of the work required and bear sole responsibility for complying with any and all technical, schedule, financial requirements or constraints attendant to the performance of this contract; (3) shall be free from supervision or control by any government employee with respect to the manner or method of performance of the service specified; but (4) shall, pursuant to the government’s right and obligation to inspect, accept or reject work, comply with such general direction of the CO, or the duly authorized representative of the CO as is necessary to ensure accomplishment of the contract objectives.
ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. RELATING TO A CUSTOMER’S MISSION- ORIENTED BUSINESS PROGRAMS OR INITIATIVES
ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. HMA will provide advisory and technical assistance supports related to mission-driven business process initiatives and programs to meet the various needs of customers. Our principal consultants and senior consultants have substantial experience developing, implementing, and evaluating solutions that are uniquely responsive to the public health care and human services sectors. Our colleagues are supported in their work by junior consultants and research assistants with similar talent and experience, which enables HMA to respond to any Florida agency’s health care needs efficiently and with flexible capacity. HMA will advise customers and provide technical assistance in alignment with an agency’s strategic priorities. Examples of our advisory and assistance services include: Planning and managing projects of all sizes and complexity Performing capability gap assessments Developing project plans and budgets Supporting solution procurement, including solicitation development and facilitation, proposal evaluation and contract negotiation support Reviewing compliance as relevant to the specific scope of the project Assessing project readiness, including as part of large and complex project implementations Evaluating and helping reengineer organizations We excel at multi-agency coordination and will ensure our solutions are responsive to customers’ goals and priorities when a multi-agency project is specified. Our advisory and assistance services will be coordinated by an HMA colleague based in Florida and supported by HMA’s numerous SMEs and project managers as required. Diverse Knowledge and Skill Sets. HMA’s team of consultants have backgrounds and expertise in the programs and populations served by Florida’s state agencies, and direct experience providing advisory and technical assistance to agencies in most states in the country in areas such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, alternative payment models, physical health, behavioral health, substance abuse, criminal justice, long-term services and supports, social services including child welfare, and social determinants of health. With over 210 consulting colleagues in 16 states, in addition to Florida, to draw upon and provide consulting on management strategy services, we have ample capacity to assist customers. We have included resumes in Attachment 1 for a sample of HMA consultants with a wide range of knowledge and qualifications, including those who provide advisory and assistance servi...
ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. (a) In accordance with the policies set forth in FAR Part 37.203, this Contract may be used to obtain advisory and assistance services, subject to the restrictions set forth in (b) below.
(b) As noted in FAR 37.203(c), advisory and assistance services shall not be:
(1) Used in performing work of a policy, decision-making, or managerial nature that is the direct responsibility of agency officials.
(2) Used to bypass or undermine personnel ceilings, pay limitations, or competitive employment procedures;
(3) Contracted for on a preferential basis to former Government employees;
(4) Used under any circumstances specifically to aid in influencing or enacting legislation; or
(5) Used to obtain professional or technical advice that is readily available within the agency or another Federal agency.
ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. Relating to a Customer’s Mission-Oriented Business Programs or Initiatives
ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. Balmoral’s approach to advisory and assistance tasks relies on some of the common elements of other scope items herein: solid communication skills, clarity about the scope of assignment, and a clear vision for outcomes. In work for a variety of agencies, this often includes reviewing various proposed courses of action or existing incidents or issues, and developing clear-headed findings about various aspects of the issue/proposal. Our approach to advisory and assistance services will include preparation and research for the Project Inception to ensure scope parameters are as clearly defined as possible and to gather as much background information as is available. The project plan for this type of task typically involves a review period, interim check-ins on findings and progress, and draft and final versions of findings and recommendations. In some cases, the work is for very quick turn-around tasks, in which case status checks become moot and our consultants may be in almost daily contact with the Customer. In others, the work may be ongoing and sporadic, such as overseeing and supporting advisory panels. Regardless of the scenario, we approach advisory tasks being mindful of several items that are more critical to this particular type of work:
1. The need to document the evolution of issues and their resolution throughout the task. In rapid turnaround advisory work, emerging issues not anticipated at project outset can quickly change the direction of work, and be difficult to document after the fact. To avoid lapses in recordkeeping that may be needed later, correspondence logs and issues logs are one technique our consultants use to track and monitor evolving issues.
2. The need to clearly and timely communicate and address new information. Balmoral’s communications logs support this step very well; Figure 14 provides an example from our work for Department of Education, which required rapid analysis due to a very tight legislated deadline.
ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. (EPAAR 1552.211-78) (APR 1984)
