Price, Cost and Finance - Sole Source Peer Reviews

Background

The Sole Source Peer Review program provides expert pricing advice, improves the quality of the business deal, and facilitates the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across the Department. The program is implemented in accordance with DFARS 201.170 and DFARS PGI 201.170.

Scheduling

Contact osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.dpc-pcf-peer-reviews@mail.mil to get additional information or schedule a sole source peer review.

Training

The webinar titled Striking the Balance-Lessons Learned and Best Practices on Speed, Price and Quality elaborates on best practices and lessons learned encountered during some Sole Source Peer Reviews. This briefing can be located here.

Resources

The Best Practices/Lessons Learned for Sole Source Pricing document contains best practices captured across the Department of Defense. The lessons learned are useful for large dollar acquisitions but Contracting Officers and acquisition teams for small dollar actions should consider how they may employ best practices as well.

The Price Negotiation Documentation Checklist provides a checklist for preliminary negotiation documentation and post negotiation documentation. This job aid is a resource that is useful for large dollar acquisitions, including those that undergo peer review, but Contracting Officers and acquisition teams for small dollar actions should consider how to leverage the checklist as well.

For teams preparing for Sole Source Peer Reviews, PCF has created a Peer Review Preparation Resource which is best utilized in conjunction with the Best Practices/Lessons Learned for Sole Source Pricing document and the Price Negotiation Documentation Checklist. This preparation resource captures the most frequent issues that arise but it is not meant to be all encompassing.

To access these documents use the links below:

• Sole Source Peer Review Preparation Resource
• Price Negotiation Documentation Checklist
• Best Practices/Lessons Learned for Sole Source Pricing (v.2.0)
• If you need information about Competitive Peer Reviews click here.