GETTING A GRIP
share knowledge and experiences per- tinent to their tasks while also solving business problems. (See “Communities of Practice,” Army AL&T Magazine, July- September 2012.)
PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY
With the large and diverse role that contractors play in supporting U.S. troops in theater, from food to fuel, it is critical to maintain accountability and visibility of government furnished property, among other assets. Here, an Afghan contracted employee of Fluor cuts potatoes at the Grady Dining Facility May 15 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Photo by Jon Connor, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Public Affairs)
Te GFP CoP team is working diligently to develop and socialize the community as a ready resource to property managers and contracting practitioners across the command and the Army. Team members’ experience assisting commanders and their staffs with property issues globally has provided an understanding of the magnitude of GFP and the on-the-ground issues in identifying and tracking it.
and supporting the warfighter. After the initial drawdown in Iraq was complete, the Army gave far greater attention to the logistical challenges of moving the GFP out of theater and, subsequently, to the full scope of issues associated with man- agement and control of GFP.
Te major lesson learned, and a recurring theme in these experiences, is the critical importance of maintaining accountability and visibility of GFP to enable com- manders in theater to see their assets and to enable planning for the movement in and out of the area of operations.
In specific response to the (USD(AT&L) memorandum of Jan. 11, the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) tasked ACC – Rock Island, IL, where these con- tracts are being administered to provide the data elements mandated by the FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Sup- plement (DFARS), and DODI. Once the data were supplied, the property listings
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were scrubbed to determine what assets met the criteria established for reporting to PBUSE; those data were then provided to the U.S. Army Sustainment Command for input into the system.
During quarterly meetings of the GFPWG, necessary policies and proce- dures will be fine-tuned and prepared for distribution to the commands to establish an initial baseline of contracts contain- ing GFP. Tis important step will lay the foundation for mission readiness, as well as accurate reporting to fulfill the strate- gic goals and objectives to be validated under the 2017 audit readiness standards for accountability.
LEVERAGING ACC EXPERTISE Communities of Practice (CoPs) are force multipliers, and the GFP CoP is no exception. It is one of five ACC CoPs, each providing a specific forum for sub- ject-matter experts and practitioners of a discipline to interact, collaborate, and
Te most frequently asked questions from property managers and contract administrators in the field relate to appro- priate use of contract clauses, primarily when to use them. Two commonly used DFARS clauses that can be confusing are 252.211.7003, Item Identification and Valuation; and 252.211.7007, Report- ing of Government-Furnished Equipment in the DOD Item Unique Identification Registry (both online at http://www.
acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/ current/
252211.htm).
Te first clause, 252.211-7003, is geared more toward contractors providing a deliverable in support of a contract line, sub-line, or exhibit-line item. So what do the contractors have to report? Basi- cally the contractor is required to provide and register an IUID for each item that has a government unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more, or items listed under the contract-line, sub-line, or exhibit- line item that the program manager or procurement contracting officer has designated. Tese requirements must be spelled out within the contract.
Te second clause, 252.211-7007, sets the requirements for GFE. Essentially, it
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