An Implementation Review (IR) is a special type of surveillance review the DOE may perform instead of a Certification Review when EVMS compliance is required. Typically this type of review is conducted when a contractor proposes to use an approved/certified EVMS at a different site or facility, when a program […]
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An initial Compliance Review (CR) is a formal review conducted by a Cognizant Federal Agency (CFA) such as the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) or DOE to assess whether a contractor has implemented an EVMS that complies with the EIA-748 Standard for EVMS guidelines. The CFA conducts this review prior
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A Review for Cause (RFC) is a formal review conducted to resolve a major EVMS application problem the government customer or other stakeholder organization has identified on a specific contract. There may be a problem with the EVMS or perceived deficiencies in the EVMS, an issue with the proposed corrective
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Conducting internal self surveillance on an EVMS is an effective method to verify the EVMS continues to comply with the 32 guidelines in the EIA-748 Standard for Earned Value Management Systems and to assess how projects are using the EVMS on a day-to-day basis. The results from conducting a self
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When an EVMS is required on a contract, expect your government customer to conduct some type of ongoing surveillance of your EVMS regardless if your EVMS has been formally approved or certified. This begins at contract award and continues for the life of the contract. The government customer requires assurance
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Frequently a government customer will ask a contractor to obtain a third party EVMS compliance certification. This is a common request for contracts that do not break the current EVMS thresholds or for subcontractors where the EVMS requirements have been flowed down to them from the prime contractor. These certifications
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