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As prescribed in 215.110-70(d). See the Prescription tab for the prescribing policy text.
PROPOSAL ADEQUACY CHECKLIST (DEVIATION 2026-O0048) (MAR 2026) The offeror shall complete the following checklist, providing location of requested information, or an explanation of why the requested information is not provided. In preparation of the offeror’s checklist, offerors may elect to have their prospective subcontractors use the same or similar checklist as appropriate. PROPOSAL ADEQUACY CHECKLIST If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. FAR 15.408-2, Is there a properly completed Table 15-1, first page of the proposal per Section I FAR 15.408-2 Table 15-1 I.A Paragraph A or as specified in the solicitation? 2. FAR 15.408-2, Does the proposal identify the Table 15-1, need for GovernmentSection I furnished Paragraph A(7) material/tooling/test equipment? Include the accountable contract number and contracting officer contact information if known. 3. FAR 15.408-2, Does the proposal identify Table 15-1, and explain notifications of Section I noncompliance with Cost Paragraph A(8) Accounting Standards Board or Cost Accounting Standards
- (CAS) ; any proposal inconsistencies with your disclosed practices or applicable CAS; and inconsistencies with your established estimating and accounting principles and procedures? 4. FAR 15.408-2, Does the proposal disclose Table 15-1, any other known activity that Section I, could materially impact the Paragraph C(1) costs? This may include, but is not FAR 2.101, “Cost limited to, such factors as— or pricing data” (1) Vendor quotations; If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages)
- (2) Nonrecurring costs;
- (3) Information on changes in production methods and in production or purchasing volume;
- (4) Data supporting projections of business prospects and objectives and related operations costs;
- (5) Unit-cost trends such as those associated with labor efficiency;
- (6) Make-or-buy decisions;
- (7) Estimated resources to attain business goals; and
- (8) Information on management decisions that could have a significant bearing on costs. 5. FAR 15.408-2, Is an Index of all certified cost Table 15-1, or pricing data and Section I information accompanying or Paragraph B identified in the proposal provided and appropriately referenced? 6. FAR 15.403- Are there any exceptions to 2(b) submission of certified cost or pricing data pursuant to FAR 15.403-2(b)? If so, is supporting documentation included in the proposal? (Note questions 18-20.) 7. FAR 15.408-2, Does the proposal disclose the Table 15-1, judgmental factors applied Section I and the mathematical or Paragraph other methods used in the C(2)(i) estimate, including those used in projecting from known data? 8. FAR 15.408-2, Does the proposal disclose the Table 15-1, nature and amount of any Section I contingencies included in the Paragraph proposed price? C(2)(ii) If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) 9. FAR 15.408-2, Does the proposal explain the Table 15-1, basis of all cost estimating Section II, relationships (labor hours or Paragraph A or material) proposed on other B than a discrete basis? 10. FAR 15.408- Is there a summary of total 2, Table 15-1, cost by element of cost and Section I are the elements of cost crossParagraphs D referenced to the supporting and E cost or pricing data? (Breakdowns for each cost element must be consistent with your cost accounting system, including breakdown by year.) 11. FAR 15.408- If more than one Contract 2, Table 15-1, Line Item Number (CLIN) or Section I sub Contract Line Item Paragraphs D Number (sub-CLIN) is and E proposed as required by the RFP, are there summary total amounts covering all line items for each element of cost and is it cross-referenced to the supporting cost or pricing data? 12. FAR 15.408- Does the proposal identify 2, Table 15-1, any incurred costs for work Section I performed before the Paragraph F submission of the proposal? 13. FAR 15.408- Is there a Government 2, Table 15-1, forward pricing rate Section I agreement (FPRA)? If so, the Paragraph G offeror shall identify the official submittal of such rate and factor data. If not, does the proposal include all rates and factors by year that are utilized in the development of the proposal and the basis for those rates and factors? COST ELEMENTS MATERIALS AND SERVICES If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) 14. FAR 15.408- Does the proposal include a 2, Table 15-1, consolidated summary of Section II individual material and Paragraph A services, frequently referred to as a Consolidated Bill of Material (CBOM), to include the basis for pricing? The offeror’s consolidated summary shall include raw materials, parts, components, assemblies, subcontracts and services to be produced or performed by others, identifying as a minimum the item, source, quantity, and price. SUBCONTRACTS (Purchased materials or services) 15. DFARS Has the offeror identified in 215.404-8 the proposal those subcontractor proposals, for which the contracting officer has initiated or may need to request field pricing analysis? 16. FAR 15.404- Per the thresholds of FAR 8(b) 15.404-8(b), Subcontract Pricing Considerations, does FAR 52.244-2 the proposal include a copy of the applicable subcontractor’s certified cost or pricing data? 17. FAR 15.408- Is there a price/cost analysis 2, Table 15-1, establishing the Note 1; reasonableness of each of the Section II proposed subcontracts Paragraph A included with the proposal? If the offeror’s price/cost analyses are not provided with the proposal, does the proposal include a matrix identifying dates for receipt of subcontractor proposal, completion of fact finding for purposes of price/cost analysis, and submission of the price/cost analysis? EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) 18. FAR 52.215- Has the offeror submitted an 20, exception to the submission of FAR 2.101, certified cost or pricing data “commercial for commercial products or product” or commercial services proposed “commercial either at the prime or service” subcontractor level, in accordance with provision 52.215-20? a. Has the offeror specifically identified the type of commercial product or commercial service claim (FAR 2.101 “commercial product” or “commercial service” definition), and the basis on which the commercial product or commercial service meets the definition? b. For modified commercial products (FAR 2.101 “commercial product” definition); did the offeror classify the modification(s) as either— i. A modification of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace (paragraph (3)(i)); or ii. A minor modification (paragraph (3)(ii)) of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements not exceeding the thresholds in FAR 15.403-2(c)(3)(iii)(B)? c. For proposed commercial products “of a type”, or “evolved” or modified (FAR 2.101 “commercial product” definition), did the contractor provide a technical description of the differences between the proposed item and the comparison item(s)? 19. [Reserved] If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) 20. FAR 15.408- Does the proposal support the 2, Table 15-1, degree of competition and the Section II basis for establishing the Paragraph A(1) source and reasonableness of price for each subcontract or purchase order priced on a competitive basis exceeding the threshold for certified cost or pricing data? INTERORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFERS 21. FAR 15.408- For inter-organizational 2, Table 15-1, transfers proposed at cost, Section II does the proposal include a Paragraph A.(2) complete cost proposal in compliance with Table 15-1? 22. FAR 15.408- For inter-organizational 2, Table 15-1, transfers proposed at price in Section II accordance with FAR 31.205Paragraph A(1) 26(e), does the proposal provide an analysis by the prime that supports the exception from certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR15.403-2? DIRECT LABOR 23. FAR 15.408- Does the proposal include a 2, Table 15-1, time phased (i.e.; monthly, Section II quarterly) breakdown of labor Paragraph B hours, rates and costs by category or skill level? If labor is the allocation base for indirect costs, the labor cost must be summarized in order that the applicable overhead rate can be applied. 24. FAR 15.408- For labor Basis of Estimates 2, Table 15-1, (BOEs), does the proposal Section II include labor categories, labor Paragraph B hours, and task descriptions, (e.g.; Statement of Work reference, applicable CLIN, Work Breakdown Structure, rationale for estimate, applicable history, and timephasing)? If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) 25. FAR subpart If covered by the Service 22.10 Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), are the rates in the proposal in compliance with the minimum rates specified in the statute? INDIRECT COSTS 26. FAR 15.408- Does the proposal indicate the 2, Table 15-1, basis of estimate for proposed Section II indirect costs and how they Paragraph C are applied? (Support for the indirect rates could consist of cost breakdowns, trends, and budgetary data.) OTHER COSTS 27. FAR 15.408- Does the proposal include 2, Table 15-1, other direct costs and the Section II basis for pricing? If travel is Paragraph D included does the proposal include number of trips, number of people, number of days per trip, locations, and rates (e.g. airfare, per diem, hotel, car rental, etc)? 28. FAR 15.408- If royalties exceed $1,500 does 2, Table 15-1, the proposal provide the Section II information/data identified by Paragraph E Table 15-1? 29. FAR 15.408- When facilities capital cost of 2, Table 15-1, money is proposed, does the Section II proposal include submission Paragraph F of Form CASB-CMF or reference to an FPRA/FPRP and show the calculation of the proposed amount? FORMATS FOR SUBMISSION OF LINE ITEM SUMMARIES 30. FAR 15.408- Are all cost element 2, Table 15-1, breakdowns provided using Section III the applicable format prescribed in FAR 15.408-2, Table 15-1 III? (or If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) alternative format if specified in the request for proposal) 31. FAR 15.408- If the proposal is for a 2, Table 15-1, modification or change order, Section III have cost of work deleted Paragraph B (credits) and cost of work added (debits) been provided in the format described in FAR 15.408-2, Table 151.III.B? 32. FAR 15.408- For price 2, Table 15-1, revisions/redeterminations, Section III does the proposal follow the Paragraph C format in FAR 15.408-2, Table 15-1.III.C? OTHER 33. FAR 16.4 If an incentive contract type, does the proposal include offeror proposed target cost, target profit or fee, share ratio, and, when applicable, minimum/maximum fee, ceiling price? 34. FAR 16.203- If Economic Price 4 and FAR Adjustments are being 15.408-2, Table proposed, does the proposal 15-1, Section II, show the rationale and Paragraphs A, B, application for the economic C, and D price adjustment? 35. FAR 52.232- If the offeror is proposing 28 Performance-Based Payments did the offeror comply with FAR 52.232-28? 36. FAR Excessive Pass-through 15.110(v) Charges– Identification of Subcontract Effort: If the FAR 52.215-22 offeror intends to subcontract more than 70% of the total FAR 52.215-23 cost of work to be performed, does the proposal identify: (i) the amount of the offeror’s indirect costs and profit applicable to the work to be performed by the proposed If not provided SUBMISSION PROPOSAL EXPLAIN (may REFERENCES ITEM PAGE No. use continuation pages) subcontractor(s); and (ii) a description of the added value provided by the offeror as related to the work to be performed by the proposed subcontractor(s)?
Prescription: 215.110-70 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
As prescribed in 215.110-70(d). Scope applicability here before applying the provision.
- (a) Insert the clause at 252.215-7002, Cost Estimating System Requirements, in all solicitations and contracts to be awarded on the basis of certified cost or pricing data.
- (b) When contracting with the Canadian Commercial Corporation, including solicitations using part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services—
- (1)
- (i) Insert the provision at 252.215-7990, Requirement for Submission of Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Canadian Commercial Corporation—
- (A) In lieu of 252.215-7994, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, in a solicitation for a sole source acquisition that is—
- (1) Cost-reimbursement, if the contract value is expected to exceed $700,000; or
- (2) Fixed-price, if the contract value is expected to exceed $500 million; or
- (B) In lieu of 252.215-7994 for a sole source acquisition that does not meet the thresholds specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(A), if approval is obtained as required at 225.870-4(c)(2)(ii); and
- (A) In lieu of 252.215-7994, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, in a solicitation for a sole source acquisition that is—
- (ii) Do not use 252.225-7990 in lieu of 252.215-7994 in competitive acquisitions; and
- (i) Insert the provision at 252.215-7990, Requirement for Submission of Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Canadian Commercial Corporation—
- (2)
- (i) Insert the clause at 252.215-7991, Requirement for Submission of Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Canadian Commercial Corporation—
- (A) In a solicitation for a sole source acquisition and resultant contract that is—
- (1) Cost-reimbursement, if the contract value is expected to exceed $700,000; or
- (2) Fixed-price, if the contract value is expected to exceed $500 million;
- (B) In a solicitation for a sole source acquisition and resultant contract that does not meet the thresholds specified in paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A), if approval is obtained as required at 225.870-4(c)(2)(ii); or
- (C)
- (1) In a solicitation for a competitive acquisition that includes FAR 52.215-21, Requirement for Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data— Modifications, or that meets the thresholds specified in paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A) of this section.
- (2) Insert the appropriate clause to include in the contract (52.215-21 only if award is not to the Canadian Commercial Corporation; or
- (A) In a solicitation for a sole source acquisition and resultant contract that is—
- (i) Insert the clause at 252.215-7991, Requirement for Submission of Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Canadian Commercial Corporation—
- (1)
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