Welcome to the DoD Guide - Incorporating Test and Evaluation into DoD Acquisition Contracts
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Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Guide Organization
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplemen (DFARS)
1.5 Acquisition Process
1.6 Contracting Process
1.7 Security Review, Public Release, and International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR)
2. Pre-Solicitation
2.1 Planning
2.2 Requirements
2.3 TES and the AS Document/Acquisition Plan
2.4 Market Research
2.5 Industry Days
2.6 Division of Responsibilities/Authority
2.7 Request for Proposals (RFPs)
2.8 T&E Focus Areas
3. Solicitation
3.1 Section B of the RFP: Supplies or Services and Process/Costs
3.2 Section C of the RFP: Description/SOW
3.3 Section E of the RFP: Inspection and Acceptance
3.4 Section F of the RFP: Deliveries of Performance
3.5 Section H of the RFP: Special Contract Requirements
3.6 Section I of the RFP: Contract Clauses
3.7 Section J of the RFP: List of Attachments
3.8 Section K of the RFP: Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents
3.9 Section L of the RFP: Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Respondents
3.10 Section M of the RFP: Evaluation Factors for Award
3.11 Overview of T&E Requirements
3.12 General Factors
3.13 Technical Factors
4. Contract Execution
4.1 T&E Team
4.2 Contractor Performance Information
4.3 Award Fee Implementation
4.4 DCMA Support
4.5 Test Operations
4.6 Test Execution
5. Summary
Appendix A – Getting Started with Defense Trade
Appendix B – Sample Checklist for Evaluating an RPP
Appendix C – Sample T&E Award Fee Criteria
Appendix D – Sample Past Performance Questionnaire
Appendix E – Areas Within the RFP for DT&E Focus
Appendix F – Reliability Analysis, Planning, Tracking and Reporting
Appendix G – DAU Courses Available
Acronyms
References
Figures
Figure 1-1 The Defense Acquisition Management System
Figure 1-2 Simplified Government Acquisition Process
Figure 2-1 T&E Award Fee Considerations
Figure 2-2 Uniform Contract Format
Figure 2-3 Relationship of Program Planning to a Typical RFP and Proposal
Figure 3-1 Relationship of Proposal Documents to Contract Documents
Tables
Table 1-1 Acquisition Process Activities and the T&E Role
Table 2-1 T&E Content for the SOO
Table 2-2 T&E Content for the SOW/PWS
Table 3-1 T&E Focus Areas
Table 3-2 T&E Contents for RFP Section L– IMP/IMS
Table 3-3 T&E Contents for Section L - Management Volume
Table 3-4 T&E Content for Section M – Supporting T&E Data
Table 3-5 T&E Content for Section L – Supporting T&E Data
Table 3-6 T&E Content for RFP Section M – SPS
Table 3-7 T&E Content for Section L – SPS
Table 3-8 T&E Content for Section M – Technical and Management Integration
Table 3-9 T&E Concerns for Section M – Past Performance
Table 3-10 Example of a Rating Scale for Past Performance
Table 3-11 T&E Concerns in Section L – Past Performance
