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CIO Test

7.105(a)(2-4) Applicable Conditions

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1. State all the significant conditions affecting the acquisition, such as - (i) Requirements for compatibility with existing or future systems or programs; and (ii) Any known cost, schedule, and capability or performance constraints. 7.105(a)(2)

2. For cost, discuss any established cost goals and supporting rationale, including life cycle cost, design-to-cost and should-cost (see FAR 2.101). 7.105(a)(3)

3. For capability or performance, describe the required capabilities or performance characteristics of supplies or the performance standards of the services being acquired. State how they relate to the need. 7.105(a)(4)

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Significant Conditions

Not Applicable

Costs

Not Applicable

Set forth the established cost goals for the acquisition and the rationale supporting them, and discuss related cost concepts to be employed, including the following. Document the estimated costs for the products/services to be procured and the rationale for using the approach to estimating costs. Document the rationale for not using a specific cost model.

Discuss cost concepts used to determine the estimates. Identify how you plan to develop the IGCE, what methodology was used -

1. Life cycle cost: Discuss how life-cycle cost will be considered. Life cycle costs include costs for the supplies/services to be procured from inception to replacement or disposal. Discuss how life-cycle costs estimates are developed. Identify cost models used as appropriate, e.g., Rough Order of Magnitude or Independent Government Cost Estimate. If it is not used, explain why.

2. Design-to-cost: Describe the design-to-cost objective(s) and underlying assumptions, including the rationale for quantity, learning-curve, and economic adjustment factors. Describe how objectives are to be applied, tracked, and enforced. Indicate specific related solicitation and contractual requirements to be imposed. If design effort is included, discuss the nature and amount of costs associated with the design. An understanding of the products/system cost drivers and consideration of cost drivers in establishing product specifications should be obtained in conjunction with the client. If design-to-cost approach is not applicable, use a statement similar to — "Design-to-cost objectives were not considered because they are not applicable due to the nature of the requirement. The products and services required do not involve any design effort."

3. Should Cost: Describe the application of should-cost analysis to the acquisition. The application of Should Cost is as outlined in FAR 15.407-4 and consists of either an overhead should cost review or a program should cost review. Should cost reviews are a specialized form of costs analysis. In most GSA acquisitions, this type of detailed cost analysis is not contemplated. Therefore, if should-cost analysis is not applicable, use a statement similar to the following — "Should-cost analysis was not performed because it is not applicable due to the nature of the requirement. Any should cost analysis will be performed by the client agency at the program level and not at the individual task order level." Then explain that the cost analysis will be limited to the pricing already established on the vehicle chosen for the acquisition.

Capability or Performance Conditions

Not Applicable

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