[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR37.602-1]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 37_SERVICE CONTRACTING--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart 37.6_Performance-Based Contracting

 

Sec. 37.602-1  Statements of work.



    (a) Generally, statements of work shall define requirements in 

clear, concise language identifying specific work to be accomplished. 

Statements of work must be individually tailored to consider the period 

of performance, deliverable items, if any, and the desired degree of 

performance flexibility (see 11.106). In the case of task order 

contracts, the statement of work for the basic contract need only define 

the scope of the overall contract (see 16.504(a)(4)(iii)). The statement 

of work for each task issued under a task order contract shall comply 

with paragraph (b) of this subsection. To achieve the maximum benefits 

of performance-based contracting, task order contracts should be awarded 

on a multiple award basis (see 16.504(c) and 16.505(b)).

    (b) When preparing statements of work, agencies shall, to the 

maximum extent practicable--

    (1) Describe the work in terms of ``what'' is to be the required 

output rather than either ``how'' the work is to be accomplished or the 

number of hours to be provided (see 11.002(a)(2) and 11.101);

    (2) Enable assessment of work performance against measurable 

performance standards;

    (3) Rely on the use of measurable performance standards and 

financial incentives in a competitive environment to encourage 

competitors to develop and institute innovative and cost-effective 

methods of performing the work; and

    (4) Avoid combining requirements into a single acquisition that is 

too broad for the agency or a prospective contractor to manage 

effectively.



[48 FR 42365, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 64 FR 32742, June 17, 1999]