# Presentation: 398083

##   Model Contract Clauses 

- NNSA Model Contract Clauses to Improve Management & Performance
- Richard F. Sena

- May 23, 2006 LLNL M&O Contract Competition Pre-Solicitation Conference

##           Clauses H-1 & H-2

**H-1  Redefining the Federal/Contractor Relationship to Improve Management and Performance**
- Clause sets forth key elements of the Model into Contract that commits both NNSA and the Contractor to a new relationship
**H-2 Performance Direction**
- Clarifies that Only CO and COR are authorized to provide direction to contractor

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##   Clause H-3

**H-3  Contractor Multi-Year Strategy For Performance Improvement**
- Planned efforts to improve management & performance at site
- includes planned contributions of its parent(s)
- Enhanced Contractor communications, cooperation and integration with the NNSA Weapon Complex
- with emphasis on Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Will be considered for inclusion as a performance element in** **contractor evaluations

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##        Clause H-4

**H-4 Contractor Assurance System (CAS)**
- Contractor to develop assurance system for:
- Improved self-assessments
- Utilization of nationally recognized experts and other independent reviews
- Process for improving performance
- Approved and performance monitored by Contractor’s Board of Directors

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##       Clauses H-5 & H-6

**H-5 NNSA Oversight**
- NNSA preserves and maintains the right to determine the level of NNSA oversight of all Contractor activities under this Contract
**H-6 Parent Organizations Oversight Plan**
- Actions to monitor Laboratory performance and
- Assist the Laboratory in meeting its mission and operational requirements

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## Clauses H-7 & H-8

**H-7 Accountability**
- Contractor accountable for performance regardless of government evaluation
- Contractor’s Assurance System cannot take credit for oversight performed by NNSA
**H-8 Utilization of Parent Corporate Systems**
- Where more efficient and represents an overall cost savings to the Government versus existing site systems
- Data is readily transferable to a successor contractor, and
- Approved by Contracting Officer

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## Clauses H-9 

**H-9 Benchmarking & Standards Management**
- Contractor shall benchmark best commercial standards and business practices and incorporate where efficient and cost effective
- Where best commercial standards and/or business practices conflict with a DOE Directive or DOE/NNSA requirement, the Contractor will submit a proposal to NNSA for approval

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##           Clause H-10

**H-10 Contractor Reinvestment of Cost Efficiencies**
- Contractor cost efficiencies to be applied to un-funded priority mission work
- Extent of un-funded priority mission work accomplished is a performance target
- NNSA will allow the Contractor to apply a percentage of the indirect costs savings realized from efficiencies toward CDRD at LLNL

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##           Clause H-10

**H-10 Contractor Reinvestment of Cost Efficiencies**
- Contractor cost efficiencies to be applied to un-funded priority mission work
- Extent of un-funded priority mission work accomplished is a performance target
- NNSA will allow the Contractor to apply a percentage of the indirect costs savings realized from efficiencies toward CDRD at LLNL

- May 23, 2006 LLNL M&O Contract Competition Pre-Solicitation Conference

## Clause H-12 

**H-12 Strategic Initiatives**
**LLNL Contractor participation with NNSA & NNSA M&O Contractors**
- Evaluate, plan, develop & implement strategic initiative activities and across the Nuclear Weapons Complex
- Goal is to increase the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the Nuclear Weapons Complex
- Contractors and NNSA will negotiate annual multi-site objectives

- May 23, 2006 LLNL M&O Contract Competition Pre-Solicitation Conference