Novations

Modified on Wed, 6 Nov at 1:00 PM

Figure 1. Novation Icon

A Program Official (PO) will understand Novation modifications in Symphony after reading this guide.

After signing in to Symphony, a PO for a contract vehicle will have access to Contract Management in either the Contracts or Contract Tasks tabs from the Dashboard (see Contract Management for Operations).

Using the Contracts Path: A PO initiating a Novation will follow these steps:

Go to the Contracts tab.
Find the Contract Holder.
Use the Contract link.
Select Contract Modifications on the left menu.
Start a Contract Modification.
Select the Novation button (see Figure 1).
1. Enter the UEI and CAGE code for the new company.
2. Select Lookup Organization. Try Again if the company is incorrect.
3. Select whether GSA, DCMA or other agencies issued the request.
4. Provide the date the agreement was signed.
5. Enter a contract modification number.
6. Provide a contract modification date.
Verify the data is complete and select continue.
Use the Generate Preview button to trigger the Continuation field in an SF-30 and edit the field as needed.
Use the Confirm Modification button on the Summary page.
Approve or cancel the modification (see Figure 2).
- Industry will see the Modification in their Contract Tasks tab.
  Figure 2. Confirming a modification changes the status to Approved.
Select the Modification to sign the file or reject the modification.
- Symphony requires an MFA code to sign the file (see Figure 3).
- It will be available using the same method as sign-in.

Figure 3. An MFA code is required to sign a contract modification.

Rejecting will change the status to Rejected.
Industry will see the modification in their Contract Modifications section.
(See Contract Management Activities for Industry).

Using the Contract Tasks Path:

A PO responding to a Novation request will follow these steps:

Go to the Contract Tasks tab.
Find a Contract Holder requesting a Novation.
Click the row.
View the Contract Modification Summary.
Scroll down the page and enter updates as needed.
Click Generate Preview.
Scroll up to download or delete the file.
Approve or Reject the Modification.
The Contract Holder must then Sign the File to complete the modification.

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