CME does not want to limit a company’s use of qualified experts just because they are not known to CME. If a company has a relationship with, and confidence in, experts that are not yet designated by CME, the company can propose an on-site assessment with a new expert, provided the company submits specific background information on that expert for review by CME.

In making this review, CME’s objectives are:

(1) to establish that the expert is a bona fide professional services provider with appropriate experience in the specified areas, and

(2) to prevent instances of self-dealing between companies and related-party service providers.

After review by CME staff, if approved, the new service provider will be added to the list of designated experts and will be available to conduct assessments for other eligible companies.

Qualifications

CME is currently accepting applications for professional service providers with experience in the areas of productivity improvement, quality improvement, green energy technology, HR and organizational analysis, management systems, commercialization, new market development, and export market development.

Role of the Qualified Service Provider

The qualified service provider is required to provide a study proposal to the applicant that will include the type of assessment to be conducted, process of the assessment, context, the time frame, a breakdown of the costs and expected outcomes of the completed assessment.

This proposal must be submitted by the applicant along with their application for an on-site assessment. It is important that the proposal provides enough detail of the assessment to allow CME to base a decision of approval.