There are times when DCMA requires contractor documentation of processes that are completed by the government on a regular basis but are relatively impossible tasks for companies going through a CPSR. Two times in particular are:
- The completion of a cost analysis when TINA applies to the procurement; and
- Determination of consultant or SB contractor accounting system adequacy for award of a T&M or LH subcontract.
I'd like to suggest a formulaic approach (process) to this issue: