# AFFARS IG5346.103

Informational Guidance

IG5346.103
Contracting Office Responsibilities
The Quality Assurance Program

August 2005

IG5346.103 Contracting Office Responsibilities.

The following informational guidance may be used for Phase I/II training.

1. Phase I Training - DAU has an online Performance-Based Services Acquisition (PBSA) course useful for Phase I training: You can search for the course, and many other courses, in their iCatalog.

2. Phase II Training - Below is a suggested syllabus for conducting Phase II training, which may be tailored to fit your acquisition.

a. Multi-Functional Team:

(1) Members.

(2) Roles and responsibilities.

(3) Training requirements.

b. Contract Review:

(1) Contract type.

(2) Identify whether PBSA or non-PBSA.

(3) Review of Award Fee Plan, if applicable.

(4) Sections of the contract.

(5) Transition & how quality assurance (QA) will be managed during transition.

(6) Schedule B or commercial equivalent.

(7) Contract clauses, e.g. Inspection of Services.

(8) Rights and remedies of Government.

(9) Special contract provisions (Section H or commercial equivalent).
(10) Potential areas of fraud, waste, and abuse.

(11) Payment Provisions:

(a) Do you have a password/login for Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF)?

(b) Have you been trained? If not, provide training.

(c) Explanation of types of invoices.

(d) Importance of timely acceptance/submissions.

(12) PWS with Services Delivery Summary:

(a) Review of scope of work.

(b) Review specific tasking and deliverables.

(c) Review government furnished property/services vs. contractor furnished property/services.

(d) Review performance goals and expectations.

c. Award Fee Plan/Performance Plan:

(1) Contractor Management:

(a) Importance of documenting results of oversight.

(b) Performance objectives.

(c) Performance thresholds.

(d) Methods/tools/documentation for surveillance and assessment of contractor
performance prescribed by Performance Plan.
(e) Use and verification of contractor’s quality control plan.

(f) Method of notifying Contracting Officer of significant performance deficiencies.

(g) Method of recommending improvements to performance work statement (PWS) or Performance Plan.

(2) Contract Management:

(a) Reviews required prior to execution of any options.

(b) Periodic reviews to determine if contract as written meets changing mission objectives/goals.

(c) Past performance documentation requirements [Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)] or local procedures to document past performance when CPARS is not applicable.

(d) Management and Oversight of Acquisition of Services Process (MOASP) overview (required reviews and data collection).

(e) Process for capturing lessons learned/best practices.

(f) Cost, schedule, and performance constraints.

(g) Process contractor is using to mitigate risk and government process to understand contractor’s management process of risk.

(h) Scheduled reviews of the performance plan/award fee plan.

(i) Process to evaluate contractor correction plans.

(j) Process for conducting day-to-day business, e.g. minute meetings, modifications, etc.

(k) Scheduled meetings.

(l) Scheduled contract management reviews w/multi-functional team.