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HHSAR Text Baseline is 48 CFR Chapter 3 as of May 23, 2025.
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HHSAR PART 334—MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION [(RFO DEVIATION)]
Subpart 334.2—Earned Value Management System
334.201 Policy.
334.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
HHSAR PART 334—MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION [(RFO DEVIATION)]
Subpart 334.2—Earned Value Management System
334.201 Policy.
The Department of Health and Human Services applies the earned value management system requirement as follows:
(a) For cost or incentive contracts and subcontracts valued at $20 million or more, the contractor's earned value management system shall comply with the guidelines in the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748, Earned Value Management Systems (ANSI/EIA-748).(b) For cost or incentive contracts and subcontracts valued at $50 million or more, the contractor shall have an earned value management system that has been determined by the cognizant Federal agency to be in compliance with the guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748.(c)For cost or incentive contracts and subcontracts valued at less than $20 million—(1) The application of earned value management is optional at the discretion of the program/project manager and is a risk-based decision that must be supported by a cost/benefit analysis; and(2) A decision to apply earned value management shall be documented in the contract file.
(d) For firm-fixed-price contracts and subcontracts of any dollar value the application of earned value management is discouraged.
334.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
(a)An [integrated baseline review (]IBR[)]normally should be[is typically] conducted as a post-award activity. [If a pre-award IBR is required, the solicitation will inform prospective offerors of the requirement as well as the means for and conditions for receiving compensation for preparation and participation in a pre-award IBR.]A pre-award IBR may be conducted only if—(1) The acquisition plan contains documentation that demonstrates the need and rationale for a pre-award IBR, including an assessment of the impact on the source selection schedule and the expected benefits;(2) The use of a pre-award IBR is approved in writing by the head of the contracting activity prior to the issuance of the solicitation;(3) The source selection plan and solicitation specifically addresses how the results of a pre-award IBR will be used during source selection, including any weight to be given to it in source evaluation; and(4) Specific arrangements are made, and budget authority is provided, to compensate all offerors who prepare for or participate in a pre-award IBR; and the solicitation informs prospective offerors of the means for and conditions of such compensation.