[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1615.804-70]

[Page 130-131]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
  CHAPTER 16--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
                     BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 1615--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart 1615.8--Price Negotiation
 
Sec. 1615.804-70  Certificate of cost or pricing data for community rated carriers.

    The contracting officer shall require a carrier with a contract 
meeting the requirements in 1615.802(c)(2) or 1615.802(c)(3) to execute 
the Certificate of Accurate Cost or Pricing Data contained in this 
section. A carrier with a contract meeting the requirements in 
1615.802(c)(2) shall complete the Certificate and keep it on file at the 
carrier's place of business in accordance with 1652.204-70. A carrier 
with a contract meeting the requirements in

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1615.802(c)(3) shall submit the Certificate to OPM along with its rate 
reconciliation, which is submitted during the first quarter of the 
applicable contract year.

    Certificate of Accurate Cost or Pricing Data for Community Rated 
                                Carriers

    This is to certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: (1) 
The cost or pricing data submitted (or, if not submitted, maintained and 
identified by the carrier as supporting documentation) to the 
Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer's representative or 
designee, in support of the ----------* FEHBP rates were developed in 
accordance with the requirements of 48 CFR Chapter 16 and the FEHBP 
contract and are accurate, complete, and current as of the date this 
certificate is executed; and (2) the methodology used to determine the 
FEHBP rates is consistent with the methodology used to determine the 
rates for the carrier's Similarly Sized Subscriber Groups.
Firm:___________________________________________________________________
Name:___________________________________________________________________
Signature:______________________________________________________________
Date of Execution:______________________________________________________
    * Insert the year for which the rates apply. Normally, this will be 
the year for which the rates are being reconciled.

(End of Certificate)

[62 FR 47575, Sept. 10, 1997]