1. CMO DPAS RESPONSIBILITIES
Manufacturing and Quality Division - TDM
26 July 2019
3/22/2017 1

2. Functional Specialist
Provide training to the contractor when required (FAR (a) (33))
Review contracts for DPAS requirements (DCMA-INST Surveillance Planning)
Review whether contractor complies with DPAS on all rated orders, prime contracts, subcontracts & purchase orders (DCMA-INST 204 Surveillance Planning DPAS)
Confirm that rated orders receive preferential treatment
Check the contractor’s work schedules to ensure they prioritize their delivery schedules appropriately
Issue Corrective Action Request to contractor for DPAS violations 2

3. Functional Specialist (cont.)
Notify CMO DPAS Officer when contractor fails to meet DPAS regulations (forward copy of CAR)
Request assistance from ACO. Possible ACO actions:
Withholding of Progress Payments
Purchasing System, MMAS and Small Business Plan Reviews
Issuance of priced modifications if schedules are delinquent
If noncompliance is at subcontract level, a delegation should be issued for surveillance at the subcontract level
Respond, as necessary to support DPAS actions, to requests from procuring activity personnel seeking information on contracts. 3

4. Functional Specialist (cont.)
Typical Corrective Action Issues
Lack of flow-down to the subcontractors
Commercial orders prioritized in lieu of DPAS rated orders
Contractor fails to inform the buying activity in advance of rated orders being shipped late
Any non-compliance of DPAS provisions that result in late deliveries of DPAS rated orders 4

5. CMO DPAS Officer Provide DPAS training to CMO personnel
Assist functional specialist with regular DPAS briefings and training of contractors when required.
Assist functional specialist with requests for corrective action when necessary. (review for accuracy)
Review SPA requests to ensure they contain the necessary pertinent information (statement of urgency, program impact, etc.).
Forward unresolved requests for SPA to the procuring activity DPAS Officer. 5

6. CMO DPAS Officer (cont.)
Respond, as necessary to support DPAS actions, to requests from procuring activity personnel seeking information on contracts.
Compile CARs issued during FY QTR and forward to the DCMA HQ DPAS Officer by the tenth of the following month utilizing the DPAS 360 site’s Add Violations Report.
REPORT LINK
REPORT LINK 6

7. Violation Form Instructions
Provide the following information;
Officer Information
CMO
FY & Quarter being reported
Rating Level Violation (DX-DO-No violations)
If CAR/s issued, check yes and attach copy/s
Name and CAGE of Contractor if violations reported
Customer or Program affected
Contract number/s
Brief description of each incident
Current status of CAR (pending, closed, etc..) 7

8. Useful Links https://360.dcma.mil/sites/policy/EA/SitePages/204R.aspx 8