48 CFR §242.7302
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- (a)
- (1)An in-depth CIPR as described at DFARS 242.7301(a)(1) shall be conducted only when—
- (i)A contractor has $50 million of qualifying sales to the Government during the contractor's preceding fiscal year; and
- (ii)The ACO, with advice from DCMA insurance/pension specialists and DCAA auditors, determines a CIPR is needed based on a risk assessment of the contractor's past experience and current vulnerability.
- (2)Qualifying sales are sales for which certified cost or pricing data were required under 10 U.S.C. 3702, as implemented in FAR 15.403, or that are contracts priced on other than a firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment basis. Sales include prime contracts, subcontracts, and modifications to such contracts and subcontracts.
- (1)An in-depth CIPR as described at DFARS 242.7301(a)(1) shall be conducted only when—
- (b)A special CIPR that concentrates on specific areas of a contractor's insurance programs, pension plans, or other deferred compensation plans shall be performed for a contractor (including, but not limited to, a contractor meeting the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section) when any of the following circumstances exists, but only if the circumstance(s) may result in a material impact on Government contract costs:
- (1)Information or data reveals a deficiency in the contractor's insurance/pension program.
- (2)The contractor proposes or implements changes in its insurance, pension, or deferred compensation plans.
- (3)The contractor is involved in a merger, acquisition, or divestiture.
- (4)The Government needs to follow up on contractor implementation of prior CIPR recommendations.
- (c)The DCAA auditor shall use relevant findings and recommendations of previously performed CIPRs in determining the scope of any audits of insurance and pension costs.
- (d)When a Government organization believes that a review of the contractor's insurance/pension program should be performed, that organization should provide a recommendation for a review to the ACO. If the ACO concurs, the review should be performed as part of an ACO-initiated special CIPR or as part of a CIPR already scheduled for the near future.