[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR2452.242-71]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
         CHAPTER 24--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 2452.242-71  Contract management system.

    As prescribed in 2442.1107, insert the following clause:

                  Contract Management System (FEB 2006)

    (a) The contractor shall use contract management baseline planning 
and progress reporting as described herein.
    (b) The contract management system shall consist of two parts:
    (1) Baseline plan. The baseline plan shall consist of:
    (i) A narrative portion that:
    (A) Identifies each task and significant activity required for 
completing the contract work, critical path activities, task 
dependencies, task milestones, and related deliverables;
    (B) Describes the contract schedule, including the period of time 
needed to accomplish each task and activity (see paragraph (ii)(B) of 
this section below);
    (C) Describes staff (e.g., hours per individual), financial, and 
other resources allocated to each task and significant activity; and,
    (D) Provides the rationale for contract work organization and 
resource allocation.
    (ii) A graphic portion showing:
    (A) Cumulative planned or budgeted costs of work scheduled for each 
reporting period over the life of the contract (i.e., the budgeted 
baseline); and
    (B) The planned start and completion dates of all planned and 
budgeted tasks and activities.
    (2) Progress reports. Progress reports shall consist of:
    (i) A narrative portion that:
    (A) Provides a brief, concise summary of technical progress made and 
the costs incurred for each task during the reporting period; and
    (B) Identifies problems, or potential problems, that will affect the 
contract's cost or schedule, the causes of the problems, and the 
contractor's proposed corrective actions.
    (ii) A graphic portion showing:
    (A) The original time-phased, budgeted baseline.
    (B) The schedule status and degree of completion of the tasks, 
activities, and deliverables shown in the baseline plan for the 
reporting period, including actual start and completion dates for all 
tasks and activities in the baseline plan; and
    (C) The costs incurred during the reporting period, the current 
total amount of costs incurred through the end date of the reporting 
period for budgeted work, and the projected costs required to complete 
the work under the contract.
    (3) Reporting frequency. The reports described in (b)(2) shall be 
submitted [insert period, e.g., monthly, quarterly, or schedule based on 
when payments will be made under the contract].
    (c) The formats, forms, and/or software to be used for the contract 
management system under this contract shall be [Contracting Officer 
insert appropriate language ``as prescribed in the schedule;'' ``a 
format, forms and/or software designated by the GTR;'' or, ``the 
contractor's own format, forms and/or software, subject to the approval 
of the GTR.''].
    (d) When this clause applies to individual task orders under the 
contract, the word ``contract'' shall mean ``task order.''

                             (End of clause)

    Alternate I (FEB 2006). As prescribed in 2442.1107, replace 
paragraph (b) with the following:
    (b) The contract management system shall consist of two parts:
    (1) Baseline plan. The baseline plan shall consist of:
    (i) A narrative portion that:
    (A) Identifies each task and significant activity required for 
completing the contract work, critical path activities, task 
dependencies, task milestones, and related deliverables;
    (B) Describes the contract work schedule, including the period of 
time needed to accomplish each task and activity (see paragraph (ii) of 
this section below);
    (C) Describes key personnel allocated to each task and significant 
activity; and,
    (D) Provides the rationale for contract work organization.
    (ii) A graphic portion showing the planned start and completion 
dates of all planned tasks and activities.
    (2) Progress reports. Progress reports shall consist of:
    (i) A narrative portion that:
    (A) Provides a brief, concise summary of technical progress made for 
each task during the reporting period; and
    (B) Identifies problems, or potential problems, that will affect the 
contract's cost or schedule, their causes, and the contractor's proposed 
corrective actions.
    (ii) A graphic portion showing the schedule status and degree of 
completion of the tasks, activities, and deliverables shown in the 
baseline plan for the reporting period, including actual start and 
completion dates for all tasks and activities in the baseline plan.
    (3) Reporting frequency. The reports described in (b)(2) shall be 
submitted [insert period, e.g., monthly, quarterly, or schedule].

                             (End of clause)

[71 FR 2441, Jan. 13, 2006]

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