AOAC BOD June 2018 Pre-Meeting Materials

II. 2018 Business Plan Progress Q2 A. Analytical Excellence: Stakeholder Process Improvements, Phase I – A la carte Pricing

Multi-year contracts do not meet all customers’ needs (the traditional 2 Stakeholder Panels per year, 3-5 working groups, SMPR development, Expert Review Panel). The following components have been priced to accommodate modified work schedules, and are applicable when there is an existing, relevant stakeholder panel in place to provide infrastructure for consensus-based decisions. Prices were determined by averaging actual costs from several projects (SPIFAN, SPDS, SPADA) over a number of years. This model was successfully used to develop a proposal to keep the AOAC SPIFAN project moving forward, while consideration of larger improvements to the stakeholder panel process are in development.

Price:* $60,000

Includes:

New Working Group

• web conferences • chair orientation • volunteer management • DRAFT SMPR • web conferences • volunteer management • CSO participation • recruitment • volunteer management • CSO participation • Call for Methods • reviewer orientation

• CSO participation • public comment period and reconciliation • presentation at 2 Stakeholder Panel Meeting (launch and SMPR approval) • DRAFT SMPR • public comment period and reconciliation • SMPR approval at Stakeholder Panel Meeting • method assignments • in-person meeting with potential for web

Re-Open Working Group

$45,000

Expert Review Panel

$50,000

conference follow-up • ERP Meeting Report • manuscript follow-up

Additional Costs

Price: $1,000 $2,000 $2,000

Publication of SMPR

Publication of First Action Method Publication of Final Action Method

Travel (Approved Experts)

Priced as Needed

*These prices are intended for use only as a guideline, and will be adjusted accordingly on a case-by-case basis; taking into account variables such as project scope, time-line, and technical complexity.

AOAC Board of Directors June 12-13, 2018