SUBCHAPTER G-CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PART 2942-CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES Subpart 2942.1-Contract Audit Services Sec. 2942.101 Policy. Subpart 2942.15-Contractor Performance 2942.1501 Scope. 2942.1502 Policy. Information 2942.1503 Procedures. AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301, 40 U.S.C. 486(c). SOURCE: 69 FR 22991, Apr. 27, 2004, unless otherwise noted. Subpart 2942.1-Contract Audit Services 2942.101 Policy. The OASAM Division of Cost Determination is responsible for establishing billing rates and indirect cost rates as prescribed in FAR 42.7 for the Department of Labor. Subpart 2942.15-Contractor Performance Information 2942.1501 Scope. This subpart provides policies and procedures for evaluating, maintaining, and releasing contractor performance information under DOL contracts. 2942.1502 Policy. DOL contracting officers are required to use or interface with the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), and specifically the National Institutes of Health's Contractor Performance System. The HCA is responsible for ensuring that a contractor performance evaluation system is generated to meet the requirements of FAR subpart 42.15, including compliance with subcontracting plans. Contracts, task orders, and delivery orders, exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, should be formally evaluated in writing. Interim evaluations should be performed on contracts exceeding one year in duration. This will (a) In accordance with FAR 42.1502, the contracting officer will prepare an interim evaluation of a contractor's performance at least annually for submission to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), and specifically the Contractor Performance System maintained by the National Institutes of Health. (b) The contracting officer, or designee, must determine who will evaluate a contractor's performance. The contracting officer's technical representative, program manager, contract specialists or administrators, and users are candidates likely to be selected to perform the evaluation. (c) A contractor's performance evaluation should be obtained from a person who monitored contractor performance when that individual's assignment of duties or employment terminates before physical completion of the contract. The areas of performance to be selected for evaluation should be tailored to the type of supplies or services normally acquired by the contracting activities and the type of contract. HCAs must ensure uniformity of the evaluation criteria within their contracting activities. (d) Release of contractor performance evaluation information. (1) Requests for performance evaluation information from the public must be processed in accordance with FOIA, as implemented by DOL under 29 CFR part 70. (2) Release of a contractor's performance evaluation information to other Federal agencies is subject to FAR 42.1502. When the performance evaluation information is released to other federal agencies, it should be provided with a written statement that it is nonpublic information that must be Subpart 2943.3-Forms 2943.301 Use of forms. (a) FAR 43.301(a)(1)(vi) requires the use of Standard Form 30 (SF-30) to execute any obligation or deobligation of contract funds after award. FAR 13.307(c)(3) allows, and the Department of Labor prefers, the use of the SF-30 for simplified acquisitions. The SF-30 also must be used to deobligate funds when effecting contract closeout when obligated funds exceed the final contract costs. In such an instance, the SF-30 may be issued as an administrative modification on a unilateral basis if the contractor's financial release has been separately obtained. (b) The contracting officer must include, in any unilateral contract modification issued for contract closeout, a trator must review the system to determine whether the contractor will be able to meet the requirements of FAR 45.104. The review must be completed, signed by the appointed property administrator, and retained in the contract file. 2945.105 Records of Government property. Contracting officers must maintain a file on any Government-furnished property (GFP) in the possession of contractors. As a minimum, the file must contain the following: (a) A copy of the applicable portions of the contract that list the GFP; (b) Contracting officer's letters assigning the GFP administrator to the contract; (c) Written evidence that the contractor's property control system was reviewed and approved as required by FAR 45.104; (d) If applicable, documentation of the request and approval or denial of the contractor's requests to acquire or fabricate special test equipment in accordance with FAR 45.307 or other property; (e) The contractor's written notice of receipt of the GFP and any reported discrepancies thereto, as required by FAR 45.502-1 and 45.502-2, respectively; (f) Any other documents pertaining to or affecting the status of the GFP in the possession of contractors or subcontractors under the contract; (g) Documentation of the screening and disposal of all GFP as required by FAR 45.6. Subpart 2945.3-Providing Government Property to Contractors 2945.302 Providing facilities. The HCA is authorized to make the determination to provide facilities to a contractor as prescribed in FAR 45.3021(a)(4). Technical Representative (COTR). Insert the following clause into contracts requiring COTR representation under 2901.603.71: Contracting officer's technical representative (COTR) May 2004 (a) Mr./Ms. (Name) of (Organization) (Room No.), (Building), (Address), (Area Code & Telephone No.), is hereby designated to act as contracting officer's technical representative (COTR) under this contract. (b) The COTR is responsible, as applicable, for: receiving all deliverables; inspecting and accepting the supplies or services provided hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract; providing direction to the contractor which clarifies the contract effort, fills in details or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual scope of work; evaluating performance; and certifying all invoices/vouchers for acceptance of the supplies or services furnished for payment. (c) The COTR does not have the authority to alter the contractor's obligations under the contract, and/or modify any of the ex |