F -- INVERTEBRATE STUDY, FORT SILL OK

Notice Date

April 20, 2001

Contracting Office

Directorate of Contracting, USAFACFS, Attn: ATZR-QB, P.O. Box 33501, Fort Sill, OK 73503-0501

ZIP Code

73503-0501

Solicitation Number

DABT39-01-T-0062

Response Due

May 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Judy Ballew, Contract Specialist, 580-442-3404

Description

THE FOLLOWING RQUIREMENT IS ADDED TO THE SOLICITATION (RESPONSE DATE IS NOT EXTENDED): REPORTING OF CONTRACTOR MANPOWER DATA ELEMENTS (a) Scope. The following sets forth contractual requirements for reporting of contractor labor work year equivalents (also called Contractor Man-year Equivalents (CMEs)) in support of the Army, pursuant to 10 U.S.C.129a, 10 U.S.C. 2461(g), Section 343 of P.L. 106-65, and 32 CFR 668. Reporting shall be accomplished electronically by direct contractor submission to the secure Army Web Site: https://contractormanpower.us.army.mil. Information on the background, purposes, and significance of this reporting requirement, and the 32 CFR 668 Final Rule as published in the Federal Register, can be found at this Web Site. In addition, a Help Desk function, detailed instructions on what and how to report, FAQs, and a site demonstration are available. The Army's objective is to collect as much significant CME data as possible to allow accurate reporting to Congress and for effective Army planning. The reporting data elements should not be viewed as an "all or nothing" requirement. Even partial reporting; e.g., direct labor hours, appropriation data, place of performance, Army. customer, etc., will be helpful. (b) Applicability. This reporting requirement applies to services covered by Federal Supply Class or Service codes for "Research and Development," and "Other Services and Construction." Report submissions shall not contain classified information. (Also see "Exemptions" at (d) below.) (c) Requirements. The contractor is required to report the following contractor manpower information, associated with performance of this contract action in support of Army requirements, for all covered contracts, to the Office, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (ASA(M&RA)), using the secure Army data collection web-site at https://contractormanpower.us.army.mil. (Other information requirements associated with the manpower data collection (contract and task or delivery order numbers; appropriation data and amounts; total estimated value of contract; federal supply class or service code; major Army organizational element receiving or reviewing work; beginning and ending date for reporting period; place of performance; name, address, and point of contract for contractor; etc.) are specified and explained at the web site.) (1) Labor Hours. Composite direct labor hours and the value of those hours. Composite indirect labor hours associated with the reported direct hours, and the value of these indirect labor hours plus compensation related costs for direct labor hours ordinarily included in the indirect pools1. (2) Rates. Alternatively, contractors may report two distinct, relevant (annualized) composite or average indirect labor rates in lieu of raw indirect labor hours and the value of those indirect hours. Such rates shall be annualized average estimates for the reporting contractor and need not be developed for each reporting period. Either method chosen should be consistently reported. (d) Exemption(s). If the contractor is unable to comply with these reporting requirements without creating a whole new cost allocation system or system of records (such as a payroll accounting system), or due to similar insurmountable practical or economic reasons, the contractor may claim an exemption to at least a portion of the reporting requirement by certifying in. writing to the contracting officer the clear underlying reason(s) for exemption from the specified report data element(s), and further certifying that they do not otherwise have to provide the exempted information, in any form, to the United States Government. The "self-exemption" will apply to all contract actions involving the contractor and will be reviewed and approved by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement), in coordination with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Force Management and Resources), whose decision is final in this matter. (e) Uses and Safeguarding of Information. The information submitted will be treated as contractor proprietary information when associated with a contractor name or contract number. (f) Subcontract Data. The contractor shall ensure that all reportable subcontract data is timely reported to the data collection web site (citing this contract/order number). At the discretion of the prime contractor, this reporting may be done directly by subcontractors to the data collection site; or by the prime contractor after consolidating and rationalizing all significant data from their subcontractors. (g) Report Schedule. The contractor is required to report the required information to the ASA(M&RA) data collection web site generally contemporaneous with submission of a request for payment (for example, voucher, invoice, or request for progress payment), but not less frequently than quarterly, retroactive to October 1, 1999, or the start of the contract/order, whichever is later. Deviation from this schedule requires approval of the contracting officer. (h) Reporting Flexibility. Contractors are encouraged to communicate with the Help Desk identified at the data collection web site to resolve reporting difficulties. The web site reporting pages include a "Remarks" field to accommodate non-standard data entries if needed to facilitate simplified reporting and to-minimize reporting burdens arising out of unique circumstances. Changes to facilitate reporting may be authorized by the contracting officer or the Help Desk (under HQDA policy direction and oversight). 1Compensation costs are defined in the reporting instructions at the Army Web Site.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010424/FSOL004.HTM (W-110 SN50J890)