F&A Consulting Services
MAXIMUS can help you navigate the complicated F&A process using our industry-leading software and consulting services. We can help you develop rate proposals, negotiate rates and conduct comprehensive space surveys that put your institution in position to maximize benefits while ensuring compliance.
F&A Proposal Services
Preparation
Our Comprehensive Rate Information System (CRIS) automates the F&A rate calculation to assist you with the preparation of your F&A proposal. Offering flexible levels of support, our experts perform complex analyses in CRIS to maximize your reimbursement.
Oversight
Working closely with your staff to ensure your proposal is of the highest quality, we provide technical level data support, as well as direction and strategy specific to proposal methodology.
Review
To increase the quality of your F&A proposal, our CRIS experts review and analyze your CRIS models and review the efforts of your staff to complete the space survey and the proposal.
Negotiation
Our experienced negotiators can assist you in attaining excellent F&A rates. Our professionals negotiate over a dozen F&A proposals each year with rate increases of 1% to 4.5% for a number of institutions.
Space Surveys
Development
We assist you in conducting a space functionalization survey, utilizing the same methods used by the Federal Government. We prepare instructions, develop definitions, conduct department training sessions and complete quality control reviews to assure your space survey is defensible. Our WebSpace system allows you to select the rooms to survey, train staff in survey techniques and review the survey results.
Review
When you conducts your own survey, we review the survey to improve its acceptability to the Federal Government. Our staff can show you where your space surveys are likely to be challenged and how to defend these challenges, reducing unwelcome surprises during negotiations.
Other Consulting Services
- Consistent Costing Analysis
- CRIS Training
- DS-2 Development and Review
- Effort Reporting Compliance
- Fringe Rate Calculation
- Recharge Center Rate Setting
- Revenue Maximization Review