Different Types of Sales/Service agreements and when to use them:
Simple Sales Activity Examples:
- Service Center has a set price and menu of services
- Each activity is standard industry-wide
- No intellectual property is expected to be generated
- A standard and set fee for the service is charged
- Services and prices are listed on a website or price list
- DO NOT USE AGREEMENTS - use an invoice that includes terms of payment
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Professional Sales and Service Agreements:
- For routine, regularly performed standardized work offered to multiple external clients on a recurring basis
- Product or service is by-product of the operation of a sponsored or instructional program
- It is non-competing/must not charge less than total cost
- Contact the Contract & Research Support Program (CRSP) for assistance with these agreements
- OR Contact your CALS Contract Support Staff for assistance with these agreements
- For additional information, go to Professional and Service Agreements
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Testing & Facility
Use Agreement
(Arizona Experiment Stations):
- Using AES land, facilities, and/or labor
- Purpose is for company to do its own testing, field trials & analysis
- UA executing standard protocol
- Activities are standard/not novel
- UA employee(s) may be engaged in data collection but NOT analysis
- TFUA Template
- Review the AES Agreements Power Point for more information
- Contact the Contract & Research Support Program (CRSP) for assistance
- Agreement Flow Chart
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Research Agreement
(Intellectual Partners):
- Intellectual property (IP) required to design experiments and analyze results
- Purpose is to collaborate with the UA (use UA expertise) to learn something new
- UA employee(s) are collaborating in research
- UA employee(s) are involved in data analysis
- The product or service is customized
- Contact the Contract & Research Support Program (CRSP) for assistance with these agreements
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