Operations & Technical Assistance

Scope of Services

Rhodes-Porter LLC provides operational and technical assistance support for a Client’s funding/grant, program, project, and compliance implementation activities. Services are delivered under a task order or engagement agreement scoped to the Client’s program and issued in one or more delivery formats, including executive advisory sessions, embedded technical assistance, or executive workshops, across public and nonprofit client environments — including, but not limited to, government agencies and authorities, grant recipients, prime contractors, and nonprofit organizations, alongside infrastructure, energy and utility sector engagements.

Engagements typically include standard operating procedures, coordination planning, Project Management support, and compliance documentation aligned to applicable frameworks.

Typical Outcomes

Clients receive documented SOPs, coordination plans, and compliance documentation sufficient to support program implementation, funder reporting, and audit review.

Optional Add-Ons

Additional service products may be added to this engagement under the same task order, where relevant to the Client’s project or program.

Period of Performance & Engagement Model

Period of performance is scoped per task order and sized to the engagement. Billing model (Fixed Price, Time & Materials, or Retainer) and cost unit are established at task order issuance.

Typical Deliverables

• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Reports
• Coordination Plans
• PMO Support
• Compliance Documentation

Specific deliverables, acceptance criteria, and milestone schedule are defined in the task order issued under this engagement.

Assumptions & Exclusions

• Client provides timely access to program staff, funding/grant/compliance documentation, and relevant reporting frameworks.
• Embedded technical assistance and SOP development are scoped and priced at task order issuance; additional scope beyond the agreed engagement is priced separately.
• Excludes legal compliance opinions and formal audit/attestation services. Rhodes-Porter LLC provides operational and technical assistance support, not legal or attestation services.

IP / License & Acceptance Terms

Proprietary frameworks and methodologies developed by Rhodes-Porter LLC and deployed in the course of this engagement remain the exclusive property of Rhodes-Porter LLC and are licensed to the Client for the specific engagement referenced by the applicable service contract number only. Client owns its data and the delivered work product for internal use.

Client has 10 business days to accept or reject each deliverable in writing against the stated acceptance criterion; silence constitutes acceptance unless superseded by the ordering agreement. Invoicing follows the milestone schedule set out in the task order.