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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

Army Job Order Contracting per GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, ARMY FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT ( AFARS ) Subpart 5117.90 – Job Order Contracts 5117.9000 Scope of subpart. 1 Revised August 4, 2022 5117.9004 DOD FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT 5117.9004 Procedures.

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JOC Tutorial #71 – Terms

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j) “Project labor agreement” – an agreement that meets the requirements of applicable regulations. (k) The prices shall not include overhead and profit. The prices shall include the cost of materials, labor, and equipment for performing the items of work.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

This history combined with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) in 1994 which regulates the use of IDIQ, and availability of tools, cost data, services, and technology by more innovative JOC vendors, have made JOC more transparent, efficient, and competitive. Unit Price Books developed without overhead & profit.

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ConstructionPro Network blog: Diverse, high-level information to help make better project management decisions

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It is part of the contractor’s general and administrative overhead. The written consultant agreement did not cover the full scope of work, the consultant’s billing statements were vague, and there were no written work products to corroborate some of the billed tasks. The contractor was awarded some of its accounting costs.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, sales tax and compliance with tax laws, and also contractor’s profit). (a) After agreement, a fixed-price bilateral order is prepared. through discussions and negotiations.

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Rethinking Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

Depending upon applicable regulations, an owner may be able to issue an RFP for a JOC Program and engage in self-management, or an owner might be able to take advantage of an existing Job Order Contract if it is structured for multiple owner use, An owner may also be able to participate using via a Cooperative and and inter-local agreement.

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Job Order Contract – Frequently Asked Questions

Job Order Contracting

They may be regulated by Federal/State/Local statue. Should a UPB include overhead and profit? A UPB should reflect costs for a specific task without applying full overhead and profit. An allocation in the UPB for overhead and profit is generally acceptable in certain situations, if it is clearly noted.

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