CLC 059 Management of Subcontracting Compliance Questions AND Correct Answers
Commercial Subcontracting Plan - ✔✔ A commercial subcontracting plan is a subcontracting plan
(including goals) that covers the offeror's fiscal year and that applies to the entire production of
commercial items sold by either the entire company or a portion thereof, such as a division, plant,
or product line. The commercial subcontracting plan is the preferred plan when the contractor is
furnishing commercial items to the government. It includes the fifteen elements we'll go over
shortly, but with some variation from the requirements for the individual subcontracting plan.
Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan - ✔✔ DFARS 219.702-70 describes a test program developed
by DoD to determine whether comprehensive subcontracting plans on a corporate, division, or
plant-wide basis will reduce administrative burdens while enhancing subcontracting opportunities
for small and small disadvantaged business concerns. This program is referred to as the Test
Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans (Test Program).To
become and remain eligible to participate in the Test Program, a business concern is required to
have furnished supplies or services (including construction) under at least three DoD contracts
during the preceding fiscal year, having an aggregate value of at least $100 million. Test Program
participants use their comprehensive subcontracting plans, in lieu of individual subcontracting
plans, when performing any DoD contract or subcontract that requires a subcontracting plan.
Goal of Government Procurement - ✔✔ Small businesses should be provided maximum
practicable opportunities to participate in government procurements.
How will the inclusion of the flow-down clauses in CD 2018-O0021 or FAR 52.244-6 impact post-
award subcontracting compliance management? For all four contracts, the procuring contracting
officer (PCO) has delegated all contract administration functions that can be delegated. - ✔✔ It is
a best practice for the administrative contracting officer (ACO) to conduct a post-award
orientation conference and review the required flow-down clauses with the prime contractor.
During post-award administration, we need to impress upon each prime contractor that it is the
prime contractor's responsibility to ensure that its subcontractors are complying with the flow-
down clauses.
If a contract modification occurs, under what circumstances will a subcontracting plan be
required? - ✔✔ If the modification causes the contract value to exceed the threshold in FAR
19.702, and subcontracting opportunities exist.
In order to receive a contract award, the successful offeror (the prime contractor to be) must have
an acceptable subcontracting plan. The plan may need to be negotiated to be determined
acceptable. What happens if the apparently successful offeror or bidder does not submit or
Commercial Subcontracting Plan - ✔✔ A commercial subcontracting plan is a subcontracting plan
(including goals) that covers the offeror's fiscal year and that applies to the entire production of
commercial items sold by either the entire company or a portion thereof, such as a division, plant,
or product line. The commercial subcontracting plan is the preferred plan when the contractor is
furnishing commercial items to the government. It includes the fifteen elements we'll go over
shortly, but with some variation from the requirements for the individual subcontracting plan.
Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan - ✔✔ DFARS 219.702-70 describes a test program developed
by DoD to determine whether comprehensive subcontracting plans on a corporate, division, or
plant-wide basis will reduce administrative burdens while enhancing subcontracting opportunities
for small and small disadvantaged business concerns. This program is referred to as the Test
Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans (Test Program).To
become and remain eligible to participate in the Test Program, a business concern is required to
have furnished supplies or services (including construction) under at least three DoD contracts
during the preceding fiscal year, having an aggregate value of at least $100 million. Test Program
participants use their comprehensive subcontracting plans, in lieu of individual subcontracting
plans, when performing any DoD contract or subcontract that requires a subcontracting plan.
Goal of Government Procurement - ✔✔ Small businesses should be provided maximum
practicable opportunities to participate in government procurements.
How will the inclusion of the flow-down clauses in CD 2018-O0021 or FAR 52.244-6 impact post-
award subcontracting compliance management? For all four contracts, the procuring contracting
officer (PCO) has delegated all contract administration functions that can be delegated. - ✔✔ It is
a best practice for the administrative contracting officer (ACO) to conduct a post-award
orientation conference and review the required flow-down clauses with the prime contractor.
During post-award administration, we need to impress upon each prime contractor that it is the
prime contractor's responsibility to ensure that its subcontractors are complying with the flow-
down clauses.
If a contract modification occurs, under what circumstances will a subcontracting plan be
required? - ✔✔ If the modification causes the contract value to exceed the threshold in FAR
19.702, and subcontracting opportunities exist.
In order to receive a contract award, the successful offeror (the prime contractor to be) must have
an acceptable subcontracting plan. The plan may need to be negotiated to be determined
acceptable. What happens if the apparently successful offeror or bidder does not submit or
