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F-1. PBL Product Support Strategy (continued)
• Does it clearly delineate performance outcomes, their corresponding support
requirements, and the resources required to achieve them
• Does it specify the highest level metric critical to the desired performance outcome
• Does the agreement define and specify the system operational requirements (e.g.,
readiness, availability, response times, etc.)
o Has a range of outcome performance been identified with a threshold and
objective value for each level of PBL capability
o Has a target price (cost to the user) been specified
o Are cost vs. price considerations clearly articulated
o Does it include provisions to maintain the flexibility of execution funding
o Does it include provisions to accept priority revisions
o Does it include terms and conditions related to surge and warfighting
requirements
o Does it outline what will be considered “over and above”
• Have factors that could affect performance but are outside the control of the PBL
provider been identified
• Does the agreement:
o Include provisions to permit use of DLA as a support provider
o Identify any potential shared risk factors
o Include risk-sharing strategies to mitigate or compensate the parties for taking on
risk
o Include risk-sharing strategies to incentivize providers to make good decisions to
improve reliability or support
o Include appropriate incentives to properly motivate behavior of the support
provider
o Include appropriate remedies for non-performance under the PBL arrangement
• Has the PM considered opportunities available under FAR Part 12 – “Acquisition of
Commercial Items” – to develop an agreement that provides best value
9. Conduct the PBL BCA
• Is the BCA based on warfighter-stated performance requirements
• Have the process, scope and objectives for the PBL BCA developers been clearly
communicated
• Does the BCA address:
o Assumptions, analytical methods and case boundaries
• Methods and rationale used to quantify benefits and costs
o Financial and non-financial business impacts for each scenario
• Impact and value of performance, cost, schedule and sustainment
tradeoffs
o Risk assessment that shows how results depend on important assumptions
Data required to support and justify the PBL strategy to include information from all
appropriate stakeholders, including government and industry providers
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