2: Establish Property Administration Records

PURPOSE:

Create auditable files in a standard format. This will facilitate the transfer of assignments between PAs and SPA, the flagging of action items, and the support of data calls.

DETAILED GUIDANCE AND POLICY:

Guidance for establishing a property management system file: Guidebook for Contract Property Administration, Chapter 1, Section 5.0 and DCMA Instruction: Property Management on Government Contracts: Process, Section 3.5

OVERVIEW OF GOVERNMENT TASKS:

Establish a file structure with the following suggested sections:

0. Contract review
   0. Contract clauses and terms
   0. Introduction letter
   0. List of reports to distribute to various stakeholders
   0. Contract Deficiency Report (CDR)
   0. Support delegations (if any)
0. Procedures
   0. Current copy of contractor’s written procedures
   0. PA’s review of procedures
   0. Reference standards
0. Risk assessments
   0. System risk analysis
   0. Process risk analysis
0. Property Management System Audit (PMSA)
   0. Audit plan
   0. Government audit documentation
   0. Contractor internal audit documents
   0. Audit documentation
   0. Audit summary
   0. Corrective actions
0. Reports
   0. Reports of site visits
   0. Physical inventory results
   0. Reports of excess
   0. Reports of loss
   0. Other reports
0. Closeout checklist
0. General Property Administration correspondence

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