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Leonardo Manning Director
The Office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy issued new guidance on the use of contract types. This guidance was developed as an element of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD (AT&L)) Better Buying Power (BBP) 3.0 – Achieving Dominant Capabilities through Technical Excellence and Innovation initiative. The analysis behind the 2014 Annual Report on the Performance of the Defense Acquisition System, published by the USD (AT&L)) on June 13, 2014, demonstrated that the use of cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF) and fixed-price-incentive firm target (FPI(F)) contracts was highly correlated with programs that achieved better cost and schedule performance outcomes. Therefore, our preference is to employ these contract types when they are appropriate. Guidance on the Use of Incentive and Other Contract Types provides a consolidated source of information on when it is appropriate to use various contract types, including limitations and a discussion of risk. Also included is an in-depth discussion of the use of the Reasonably Challenging but Achievable (RCA) negotiation approach to structuring FPI(F) contracts.
A link to the guide can be found within the DFARS PGI 216.104 and has also been posted in the Contract Cost, Price, and Finance Community of Practice at https://acc.dau.mil/pricing. In addition, DAU is developing two complementary, corresponding Continuous Learning Courses (CLCs), Understanding Incentive and other Contract Types and Advanced Issues in Incentive Contracting. These courses are expected to be released in 2016, and will provide a great opportunity for contracting professionals to enhance their knowledge of when and how to use incentive contracts. I encourage all contracting professionals to include both of these courses as part of their on-going professional development and required continuously learning points.
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