Acq Notes

Documentation of the Earn Value Management System (EVMS) should be established according to the standards of the company. Most companies develop an EVMS System Description as their top-level document. It is a good business practice to provide adequate policies and procedures to assure consistent application across a company.  Additional guidance for companies is contained in

The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is DoD’s Executive Agent for EVMS. In its role as Executive Agent, DCMA has responsibility for EVMS compliance, validation, and surveillance. [1] Compliance with Validation (DFARS Subpart 234.2) An offeror that proposes to use an EVMS previously accepted by the Government may satisfy this requirement by citing the Advance Agreement

A Business Case Analysis (BCA) is a persuasive and compelling argument advocating a course of action to achieve one or more business objectives.  A well-constructed business case presents a definite point of view and should prove to the decision-maker that the recommended action is the best option. A BCA application of Earn Value Management (EVM)

The Advanced Agreement (AA) between the DoD Program Office and contractor specifies that the contractor maintains and uses the accepted EVMS as an integral management process on current as well as future contracts. The AA also documents the Government’s intent to minimize system reviews.  The AA also documents a contractor’s corporate commitment to continue to

The PARCA Earned Value Management Central Repository (EVM-CR) is a CR that helps to improve the quality, utility, and availability of the Earned Value Management (EVM) data for the purposes of establishing acquisition situational awareness. It’s a joint effort between Defense Cost and Resource Center (DCARC), and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) (A&S), managed

Earned Value Management (EVM) is a Project Management technique for measuring project performance and progress in an objective manner. It’s a key integrating process in the management and oversight of acquisition programs, to include Software Management. EVM must be applied to manage and control software development and the strategy should be included in the Software

  DoD Acquisition and Sustainment (OSD/A&S) The office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Acquisition Resources and Analysis, Acquisition Management (OUSD/AT&L (ARA/AM)) oversees all EVM policy development within DoD. – See OSD Earned Value Website   DoD Executive Agent Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is designated as the DoD Executive Agent for

Deficiencies may be uncovered either in the Earned Value Management (EVM) system processes or in the consistency and discipline of the validated processes. These deficiencies may be discovered during routine surveillance, during analysis of performance data or during team reviews. The information provided details the specific area(s) of deviation. The procuring activity and EVM Support

The purpose and objectives of a Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Compliance Review is to make sure a contractor is effectively using an internal cost and schedule management control systems and for the Government to be able to rely on accurate, valid, reliable, timely, and auditable data produced by those

The Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR) system is the primary means that DoD uses to collect actual cost and related business data on Acquisition Category (ACAT) I and ACAT IA defense contracts. Program Managers (PM) use the CSDR system to report data on contractor development and production costs and resource usage incurred in performing

A contractor Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Validation Plan is required by DFARS Subpart 252.234-7001 and requires that a contractor be prepared to demonstrate that the contractor’s EVMS meets the guidelines set fort in ANSI/EIA-748.  The contractor should prepare a plan to achieve validation and submit the plan as part of the proposal.  The plan shall:

Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS), also called the Planned Value (PV), is the sum of the budget for all work scheduled to be accomplished within a given time period. It also includes the cost of previous work completed and can address a specific period of performance or a date in time. Definition: Budgeted Cost