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Advantages
• (Contractorís name) proposal will correlate with the NAVAIR/(contractor name) agreed-to requirements
• Real-time discussions will identify and resolve issues early in the process and eliminate wasted effort
• NAVAIR/(Ktr name)/ DCAA/DCMC will attend same fact-finding/discussion meetings thereby
eliminating the duplication of time and effort associated with multiple reviews
• Preliminary discussions and evaluations will be performed as estimating and proposal methodologies are
developed thereby reducing formal fact-finding and negotiation time
• Government and (Ktr name) team members will develop a better understanding of the requirements,
estimating methodology, price and delivery proposal process.
III. The assumptions and guidelines are as follows:
1. This acquisition streamlining effort must be coordinated with the following:
Organization
PCO
NAVAIR
(NAME), PCO
(Contractor Name)
(NAME), Contracts and Pricing
DMCM/(Location)
(NAME), ACO
DCAA/(Location)
(NAME), Resident Auditor
2. All correspondence between NAVAIR and (contractor name) shall be sent through (Name), (Contractor
name) Contracts and Pricing, and (Name), PCO. Copies shall be sent to (Name), ACO, DCMC
(location), and (Name), DCAA/(location).
3. (Contractor name) shall have full responsibility to prepare the price and delivery proposal. The
governmentís role is to gain understanding of the proposal process and conduct ìreal-timeî discussions
with the objective of increasing the quality of the technical and cost evaluation while expediting the
overall acquisition process. In turn, the government will provide (contractor name) with the ìreal0timeî
information concerning non-restricted government audits in ;order to gain an understanding of the
government position.
4. DCAA auditors will maintain their independence from (contractor nameís) price and delivery proposal
process. As (contractor name) presents various sections of the proposal, DCAA may attend for
informational purposes only.
5. The (contractor name)/NAVAIR/DCMC team will discuss and evaluate the methodology and as they are
developed in accordance with the attached milestone schedule. Any agreements reached are preliminary
in nature and subject to appropriate (contractor name) and NAVAIR management review. Nothing in this
agreement will prohibit (contractor Names)ís rights and flexibility in the areas of proposal preparation,
estimating methodology, or any other contracting aspect. Nothing in this agreement will limit the audit
scope on the part of DCAA. In addition, nothing in this streamlining initiative shall be used to
circumvent or bypass government laws, regulations or the NAVAIR Business Clearance process. The
contractor is still responsible for providing current, accurate, and complete cost and pricing data in the
final price and delivery process shall be certified to the cut-off date agreed to in the milestone schedule.
The proposal remains (contractor name)ís responsibility and must be certified.
6. (If applicable) The attached schedule is part of this MOA and includes proposal milestones, schedules,
and certification cut-off dates. Any revisions to the schedule shall be mutually agreed upon prior to
incorporation.
7. Key dedicated members of (program/project identification) team are identified in the attached list and will
be responsible for obtaining any support needed.
8. NAVAIR and (contractor name) will work together to establish ways to accelerate the phase book process.
It is recognized that NAVAIR (Contractor name) supplier field audits are critical to reducing the proposal
evaluation cycle. Therefore, every attempt will be made to reduce the turnaround time to 30 days (or any
more appropriate time for procurement in question) from the date of request. In addition, issues will be
identified in real-time prior to completion of audits to facilitate timely resolution solution.
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