Contract Remedies Flowchart - PowerPoint

							                                                           NOAA ACQUISITION PROCESS - PBA
                                                                                                                                             See Notes 1, 2, 3

                                                    PLANNING                                                                                  SOLICITATION                                           POSTAWARD


                                                                                                                                                       Develop
                                        START                                Develop
                                                                                                                                                      Solicitation
                                                                           Performance
                                                                            Outcomes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Hold
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Postaward
                                         Form                                                                                                                                                                  Conference
                                          PBA                               Determine
                                         Team                             Standards and
                                                                              AQLs
                                                                                                                                               EVALUATION                                                         Hold
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Contract Review
                                  Obtain Charter from                                                                                                                                                           Meetings
                                                                              Define
                                       NEC/NEP
                                                                           Surveillance
                                    (If applicable)
                                                                         And Measurement
                                                                                                                                                        Evaluate
                                                                                                                                                         Offers
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Monitor & Evaluate
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Per QASP
                                  Define the Need to                          Establish
                                       Be filled                             Incentives
                                                                                                                                                        Conduct
                                                                                                                                                      Discussions
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Apply Negative
                                                                         Identify Remedies                                                                                                                    Or Positive
                                    Conduct Market
                                                                                 For                                                                                                                           Incentives
                                       Research
                                                                         Non-Performance
                                                                                                                                                    AWARD
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Document
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Contractor
        Describe Scope                                                      Create PRS                                                              Award Contract                                            Performance
                                      SOO or PWS?



                                                                                                           PWS
                                                                                                         Guidance                                   Report Award in
      Identify Constraints                                                  Write PWS                                                                                                                             END
                                                                                                                                                       FPDS-NG



                                        SOO
                                      Guidance                              Write QASP
           Write SOO




NOTES:                                                                                                                                                                                     LEGEND
Note 1: This flowchart provides a snapshot of the Performance-Based Acquisition in the NOAA Acquisition Process. This is only a guide in defining when in
the process these tasks normally occur – the exact location in the contracting cycle for each item is somewhat flexible depending on program/contracting     BEGIN / END                                      Program Office (See Note)
action dynamics. A detailed analysis of each event in the Post-award Phase can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate event.
Note 2: The Official Contracting Process is defined in the FAR, DOC Commerce Acquisition Manual, and the NOAA Acquisition Handbook.                                                 Supporting Information
Note 3: Please refer to the governing directives for official guidance.                                                                                                                                      NOTE: These colors
                                                                                                                                                                                                             represent the dominant
                                                                                                                                                              NOAA AGO (See Note)   Decision Node            lead for each task.