Contracting Officer Representatives
Types of Requirements Documents - answer- Specifications - Purchase descriptions -
Commercial item descriptions - Standards
OSDBU - answer Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
GFP - answer Government Furnished Property
KO or CO - answer Contracting Officer
Performance Oriented Document – answer Less detailed: Statement of Objectives -
Performance Work Statement (PWS) - Most detailed: Statement of Work
Statement of Objectives - answer means a government-prepared document
incorporated into the solicitation that states the overall performance objectives in very
general terms.
A SOO is - answer temporary; it appears only in the solicitation, not in the final contract.
It is replaced by the winning offeror's proposal in the final contract.
PWS - answer means a statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that
describes the required results in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable
outcomes.
A PWS is the preferred approach when - answer acquiring services
SOW (Statement of Work) - answer A formal document that defines work activities to be
performed for a client.
SOW Do's - answer Be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Reasonable, Time-
based.
Tips: - Organize paragraphs - Keep sentences short and concise - Detail obligations,
expectations, and deliverables
SOW Don'ts - answer
IGCE - answerIndependent Government Cost Estimate
IGCE - answer- Estimate of resources and cost a prudent contractor will incur in the
performance of a contract for complex requirements or non-commercial items. - An
unbiased realistic cost estimate.
Types of Requirements Documents - answer- Specifications - Purchase descriptions -
Commercial item descriptions - Standards
OSDBU - answer Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
GFP - answer Government Furnished Property
KO or CO - answer Contracting Officer
Performance Oriented Document – answer Less detailed: Statement of Objectives -
Performance Work Statement (PWS) - Most detailed: Statement of Work
Statement of Objectives - answer means a government-prepared document
incorporated into the solicitation that states the overall performance objectives in very
general terms.
A SOO is - answer temporary; it appears only in the solicitation, not in the final contract.
It is replaced by the winning offeror's proposal in the final contract.
PWS - answer means a statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that
describes the required results in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable
outcomes.
A PWS is the preferred approach when - answer acquiring services
SOW (Statement of Work) - answer A formal document that defines work activities to be
performed for a client.
SOW Do's - answer Be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Reasonable, Time-
based.
Tips: - Organize paragraphs - Keep sentences short and concise - Detail obligations,
expectations, and deliverables
SOW Don'ts - answer
IGCE - answerIndependent Government Cost Estimate
IGCE - answer- Estimate of resources and cost a prudent contractor will incur in the
performance of a contract for complex requirements or non-commercial items. - An
unbiased realistic cost estimate.
