Contract Types
FFP stands for this type of contract.
An SMT is established to proactively manage and improve these 4 key dimensions of supplier performance.
What are Cost, Schedule, Quality & Technical performance?
This GSC function is responsible for purchasing goods & services from suppliers.
What is Procurement / Subcontracts?
A well-written supplier SOW should clearly identify the scope, requirements, and these specific items the supplier is expected to provide.
When a DFARS clause from the prime contract must be included in a supplier subcontract, this requirement is commonly referred to as this.
What is a flowdown?
This contract type reimburses the supplier for allowable costs and pays an additional fixed fee that does not vary based on actual cost.
What is Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)?
An SMT brings together representatives from multiple functions to collectively manage this key external stakeholder.
What is a Supplier?
This function focuses on ensuring products received from suppliers meet established quality requirements.
What is Supplier Quality?
When writing an SOW requirement, this word is commonly used to establish a mandatory requirement or obligation for the supplier.
What is "shall"?
DFARS requirements are established and maintained by this federal department for use in its acquisition activities.
What is the Department of Defense (DoD)?
This contract type pays the supplier based on fixed hourly labor rates plus the actual cost of materials used.
What is Time-and-Materials (T&M)?
This system is used to capture and monitor supplier performance information, helping SMTs identify trends and areas requiring attention.
What is SAMS?
When a supplier encounters an issue involving product design, technical requirements, or configuration, this function is a critical partner in resolving it.
What is Engineering?
In addition to defining what the supplier must deliver, an effective SOW should also establish these to both parties understand when the work or deliverables are due.
What are schedule requirements / due dates?
DFARS includes requirements intended to prevent these unauthorized or misrepresented electronic components from entering the defense supply chain.
What are counterfeit electronic parts?
This fixed-priced contract type establishes a target cost and target profit and uses an incentive arrangement to encourage the supplier to control costs.
What is Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee (FPIF)?
You've just been assigned to a new SMT and need to understand the team structure, roles, responsibilities and expectations for effective execution. This resource should be one of your first stops.
What is the SMT Handbook?
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What is the SMT Training Package?
A supplier issue is affecting cost, schedule, technical, and quality performance. Rather than each function addressing its piece independently, this type of approach is needed to understand the total supplier impact and drive resolution.
What is Cross-Functional / Supplier Management Team collaboration?
These establish the conditions or standards that must be met for the customer to determine that a supplier's deliverable is acceptable.
What are Acceptance Criteria?
A supplier working with sensitive, unclassified defense information may be required by DFARS to protect this specific category of government information.
What is Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)?
This cost-reimbursement contract type uses a negotiated target cost, target fee, and adjustment formula to motivate the supplier to control costs.
What is Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF)?
SMTs aren't reserved only for suppliers experiencing performance issues. During what phase(s) of the program lifecycle should an SMT be utilized?
What are ALL phases of the program lifecycle?
A supplier's performance is driving changes to cost forecasts, ETC/EAC, funding, and spend. This cross-functional partner should be engaged to evaluate the financial impact to the program.
Who is Business Management?
A supplier is asked to perform work that is not included in the established SOW. Before directing the supplier to proceed, the team should evaluate whether this formal contractual action is required.
The Government's rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, or disclose supplier technical data are addressed by DFARS under this commonly used area of contracting.
What are Data Rights?