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Negotiating Contracts:
Overview & Tips
 Negotiating Contracts
Overview
Contracts are processed as "proposals" in the Pre-Award
division of the Office of Research Services. Generally, contracts are
prepared by the sponsor as a result of a successful proposal, forwarded
to the university for review, negotiation, and signature,
and then returned to the sponsor for signature. Only the Vice Chancellor
for Research and Financial Officer and the specifically designated
alternates can sign
a contract in the name of the Trustees. Faculty members may not sign
contracts in the name of the university.
Tips
for Avoiding Delays
- Submit a PAF to ORS as soon as you
begin negotiating with a sponsor. We cannot act on your behalf until
we receive a completed PAF.
- Send the Open Letter to Sponsors to your
sponsor. This letter alerts sponsors to contractual constraints on the
University and suggests standard contract revisions for the most common
differences between industry and university agreements.
- For subcontract and consultant agreements, if the vendor was not named
in the original PAF, you must contact your sponsor for written approval
and contact and obtain approval from the Office
of Business and Financial Services.
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