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Delays and Confusion in The PBR Approval Process

In one example, a contractor with a year end of December 31 received a notice to prepare their upcoming year PBRs within 6 days, otherwise DCAA would use a recent rate review to establish its indirect rates. While the notice required submission by December 15, DCAA’s review did not begin until mid-May. The contractor in this example did not receive.

Overview of PBR Approval

The goal for projected or forecasted indirect rates in a cost proposal or in indirect rate projections is to provide proposed indirect rates are as close to the expected final or historical indirect rates at year-end. A Memorandum for Regional Directors (MRD) from January 15 of this year entitled “Revised Guidance on Interim Cost Voucher Reviews” r.

Should a large insurance company use PBR?

For a larger insurance company—one with a sufficiently large qualifying inforce to meet credibility thresholds—PBR would produce reserves more in line with the insurer’s risk profile, as actual company experience can be utilized as an input instead of prescribed assumptions

What happens if PBRs are adjusted?

If PBRs are adjusted, the contractor should submit adjustment vouchers accordingly

Failure to remove unallowable costs from the billing rate projections

Before year end, if there are known or reasonably anticipated significant variances

After year end once actual rates, net of unallowable expenses, are calculated

What happens if the indirect rates are not based on PBRs?

If the indirect rates in the voucher are not based on the most current PBRs that supports your current fiscal year, DCAA will not approve the first interim voucher until the PBRs are at least submitted

For this reason, it is in the contractor’s best interest to be current on their PBR submission

Where do I send a PBR?

PBRs should be submitted to the local Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) office

You should also send a copy to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), where your Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) lives

What is payment by results (PBR) and why is it important?

Payment by results (PbR) schemes are hard to get right, and are risky and costly for commissioners

Credible evidence for claimed benefits of PbR is now needed

The government’s payment by results (PbR) schemes are now estimated by the National Audit Office to account for at least £15 billion of public spending

What is PBR?

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