Solutions for FFRDCs
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers operate under unique constraints: sponsor compliance requirements, cooperative agreement structures, and cost accounting standards that differ from typical government contracting.
Common Challenges in FFRDCs
These are the problems we hear most from FFRDCs organizations. Our solutions are built to address them directly.
Sponsor compliance reporting is labor-intensive
Each sponsor has different reporting requirements, formats, and timelines. Compliance teams assemble reports manually from disconnected data sources.
Cost accounting across agreements is complex
Cooperative agreements, grants, and contracts each have different cost structures. Tracking actuals against budgets across agreement types is manual.
Program reporting requires data from multiple systems
Program performance data lives in the ERP, scheduling tools, HR systems, and spreadsheets. Consolidation takes weeks.
Overhead allocation and indirect rate management is manual
Rate calculations require pulling data from multiple pools and distributing across agreements with different rules.
Relevant Solutions from the Lab
Tessaract XPM
Cross-functional planning for programs, resources, and portfolios with predictive analytics.
Labor Management
Labor authorization, time management, and rate validation for audit-ready environments.
ERP Technical Accelerators
S/4HANA migration and configuration tools for FFRDC-specific processes.
Common Questions
- Do you understand the difference between FFRDC cost accounting and standard government contracting?
- Yes. Our team has experience with the unique structures of cooperative agreements, sponsor-specific requirements, and FFRDC cost accounting practices.
- Can you handle multiple sponsor reporting formats?
- Our solutions are designed to support multiple reporting formats and compliance requirements across sponsors.