1. Post Award Overview DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DLA Land and Maritime
AMERICA’S COMBAT LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGENCY
DLA Land and Maritime
Post Award Overview
WARFIGHTER SUPPORT STEWARDSHIP EXCELLENCE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

2. What if there’s a problem?
After the Award is Made
What if there’s a problem?
Award does not match your quote
Problem with technical data package (TDP)
Protests
Submit a Post Award Referral (PAR) through DIBBS

3. Post Award Responsibilities
Expedites
First Destination Transportation issues
Status requests
Payment issues
Proof of delivery for goods receipts
Packaging issues
Drawing issues
Military members who don’t post goods receipts
Changes in delivery dates
Consideration
Modifications
Terminations
DCMA questions/information
Protests
Novations (name changes)
FAT approvals/waivers
Government furnished property/material
Cancellation requests
Part number changes
Delinquencies
Spec changes
System caused errors
Requests for variance

4. Know Your Award Unilateral versus bilateral
FOB Origin versus FOB Destination
Origin: First Destination Transportation/Vendor Shipment Module
Destination versus origin inspection
Work with DCMA if you have them (look at Block 7 of the award).

5. Contracts Overview Unilateral: issued without a signature
Bilateral: issued to vendor with their signature
Delivery Orders
Contracts
Bilateral Purchase Orders

6. Contracts Overview Unilateral Bilateral Long term contracts
Not legally required to deliver
Can be withdrawn without notice the day after the CDD
Bilateral
Legally required to deliver
Cannot be withdrawn without notice
Terminated
Long term contracts
Two administrators: Basic Contract, Post Award

7. Award Cheat Sheet Definitely bilateral MIGHT be bilateral
SPE7MX-15-D (Delivery Order)
SPE7L4-15-C-0021 (Contract)
MIGHT be bilateral
SPE7L1-17-P-1119 (Manual Purchase Order)
SPE7L7-15-M-1759 (Manual Purchase Order)
Almost certainly NOT bilateral
SPE7L3-15-V-1356 (Automated Purchase Order)

8. Bilateral Awards You are legally obligated to deliver
Almost no changes in price or delivery
May have a First Article Test
Long term contracts have two administrators
Post Award
Basic Contract administrator
You contractually agree to deliver
Termination for Default
Termination for Convenience

9. Termination for Default
Legal ending of a:
Contract
Delivery Order
Bilateral Purchase Order (awards with FATs)
Lengthy, expensive process
Unilateral Purchase Orders CANNOT be Terminated for Default

10. Delivery Extensions Formal modification Deliver in delinquent status
Government error
Consideration
Money
Expedites
Deliver in delinquent status
No modification necessary
No consideration required
Has same effect as a mod—word of the KO

11. DCMA Inspection at Origin Defense Contract Management Agency
If DCMA is not in Block 7, contact Post Award
Defense Contract Management Agency
Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and Contract Admin (CA): Contracting people
Industrial Specialist (IS): Keeps the schedule
Quality Assurance Representative (QAR): Inspects and accepts FATs, PVT, production items

12. Contacting Post Award Submit a PAR through DIBBS
Follow up if you don’t hear back with the PAR mailbox listed in block 6.
Follow up again and note “Second Request.”
Write to Small Business

13. Tips Accurately bid your delivery time Know where to find clauses
Communication is the key
Let us know
Follow up
Delays
Best interest of the Government

14. Questions?