Common use of BILLING AND PAYMENT OF EXPENSES Clause in Contracts

BILLING AND PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. A. USER will coordinate with CONTRACTOR to prepare a cost estimate for USER's experiment at the User Facility, including potential limited non-collaborative support services from CONTRACTOR as requested by USER. All costs will be in accordance with DOE Order O 522.1, "Pricing of Departmental Materials and Services." B. Full cost recovery rates are established at the beginning of each fiscal year and are subject to revision to reflect changing costs factors during the fiscal year. No work can begin until this advance payment is received by CONTRACTOR. C. USER must set up and pre-fund the advance payment for the User Account as set forth in the CONTRACTOR Policy and Procedure for User Accounts before beginning an accepted and approved experiment. CONTRACTOR will invoice USER at the Billing Address provided by the USER, and USER will pay each such invoice in accordance with the instructions set forth in the CONTRACTOR Policy and Procedure for USER Accounts. D. USER represents that the funding it brings to this Agreement does not include federal funds.