Scope of Services: A. Audit Program Staffing- Services provided pursuant to this RFP shall performed by employees (including attorney auditors licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey in good standing, appeals representatives, paralegals, and clerical staff). B. Bill Analysis Reports- Vendor shall review legal invoices for compliance with the GSMJIF’s legal services guidelines, specific instructions in individual matters, and deviations from appropriate and customary management and billing practices. Vendor shall generate a bill analysis report (BAR) for each invoice received from GSMJIF’s outside legal services vendors within fourteen (14) days from submission of billing(s) from outside legal services vendors to Vendor. Each BAR will state any amounts deducted in accordance with Fund guidelines and provide a list of time entries or other appropriate detail identifying the specific charges denied and the reason(s) for the denial. Each BAR also will include the Fund’s control number (e.g., claim number) and such additional information as is necessary for the Fund to issue checks for the amounts set forth in the BAR. Among other things, each BAR will identify and quantify the financial consequence of the following items: i. deviations from the Fund’s approved hourly rates; ii. deviations from the Fund’s rules and generally-accepted management principles regarding continuity of staffing; iii. deviations from the Fund’s rules and generally-accepted management principles regarding multi-teaming and overstaffing...
