The final settlement of a matter as to whether your agency will retire or retain a computer system/application.

Business must be: A for-profit business. A small business according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Eligible owner(s) must: Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident. Own at least 51% of the business. Control managerial and day-to-day operations. Be female, African American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian-Pacific American, or Subcontinent Asian American. (Other individuals may be found to be socially and economically disadvantaged on a case-by-case basis.) Have personal net worth of less than $1.32 M.

An application used to track requests for director review of job classification assignment to a position.

Method to make a payment directly from a bank account using an Automated Clearing House (ACH).

An established dollar threshold in which agencies may acquire goods and services directly from a vendor without requiring a competitive process. In the absence of an existing qualified master contract, agencies are authorized to purchase goods and services up to a cost of $10,000 (excluding sales tax) directly from a vendor and without competition.

A party to a contract to provide professional design services to an owner, often an architect or a professional engineer. Also, one (individual or corporate) who performs the design function in construction, as a package deal, a turnkey project, or a development management project.

The period after the System Integrator (SI) has been selected (and starts on the project), and validated where the system design, configuration, testing, training, and deployment activities occur.

The cost for design document plan check that is performed by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) only when required by local code officials. This requirement should be identified in the permit review process.

Includes an allowance for uncertainty in scoping and pricing additional services, covers variability in estimating reimbursables, includes design fees for owner directed changes and includes design fees for changes during construction that are beyond the scope of basic services and are not a result of errors or omissions by the A/E. The total amount for design services contingency ranges from 5 to 10 percent of total consultant services cost depending on the complexity of the project.

The phase of the A/E's services in which the consultant prepares the design development documents, from the approved schematic design studies, for submission to the agency/institution for approval.