General Information About Termination Costs - (Rev. 5, 08-30-02)

190 - General Information About Termination Costs - (Rev. 5, 08-30-02) A1-1800 The contractor shall prepare a shut-down cost budget voucher based on its natural expense line items, and submit the budget to both CMS's Central Office (CO) and to the contractor's Regional Office (RO). It shall include the following information on the voucher: • All incurred shut-down expenses determined by the contractor's natural cost items; • The amount, and a detailed explanation, for each item it claims; and • An attestation signed by a company official that validates the costs the contractor is claiming are correct. The CMS pays shut-down costs based on the contractor's voucher's information. The contractor shall not draw administrative funds, via its letter-of-credit, after the official date of either contract close-out or termination. It shall submit the voucher on official company letterhead. It shall make sure the voucher is signed by an authorized company official, and forward a copy to CMS's CO at the following address: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Division of Contractor Financial Management, OFO 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore MD 21244-1850