Part 37 Service Contracting

Question 1

Key References for Service Contracting

Answer 1

FAR 37 - Service Contracting
FAR 22 Application of Labor Laws
AFI 63-138 - Acquisition of Services
AFFARS MP 5301.602-2(d)- Delegation, assignement, and responsibilities of a COR

Question 2

What is a personal services?

Answer 2

Shall no award personal services contracts. (Government provides day to day supervision)

Question 3

What is non-personal services?

Answer 3

Not subject to supervision by government. COR and KTR rep communicate performances

Question 4

WHat is a severable service?

Answer 4

continuing and recurring nature

Question 5

What is a non-severable service?

Answer 5

single unified outcome that cannot feasibly be subdivided for separate performance

Question 6

Elements of Severable services

Answer 6

Can be incrementally funded

PoP can cross fiscal years and cannot execeed 12 months

Question 7

Elements of non-severable services

Answer 7

PoP not limited to 12 months, can cross fiscal years with no restriction
Must be fully funded at time of award (R&D is the only type of funding that can be incrementally funded and be non-severable)

Question 8

Characteristics of Performanced Base Service

Answer 8

PWS
Measurable performance standards
Performance incentives where appropriate
Approval of non-performance based $93M SPE

Question 9

WHat is Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS)?

Answer 9

Services provided to support or improve:
Decision Making
Management and Administration
Program and or project management
R&D activied

Question 10

WHat shoud A&AS not be?

Answer 10

policy or decision-making or managerial work
Used to bypass or undermine personnel limitations and procedures
Contracted for on a preferential basis to former government employees
Used to aid in influencing or enacting regulation
Used to obrain professional or techinal advice available within an agency

Question 11

What is AFI 63-138

Answer 11

Acquisition of Services

Question 12

When to use AFI 63-138

Answer 12

Applies to acquisitions > SAT
Requries performance-based acquisitions
Requires cost, schedule, and performance outcomes that are identifiable and measurable.
AFPEA/CM responsible for management and oversight of all AF services greateer than $100M

Question 13

What is an SDO

Answer 13

Services Designated Official

Question 14

What does an SDO do?

Answer 14

Responsible to exercise management and oversight of service acquisitions

Question 15

What are responsibilities of an SDO?

Answer 15

Ensuring services acquisitions are at least 50% or more performance based
Approving use of non-DoD contract to acquire services greater than the SAT
AP/SASS approval
Initial contract performance review
Annual execution reviews

Question 16

What is an Early Strategies and Issues Session (ESIS)?

Answer 16

to simply an ASP and mitigate re-work
Mandatory for services greater than $100M but recommended for services below $100M
Occurs 120 days prior to the ASP

Question 17

Other acquisition processes specific to srvivecs?

Answer 17

QASP, RAD, COR