U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

FY 2015 Service Contract Reporting Fact Sheet 

What contracts are covered by the new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule? 

For FY 2015, reporting is required according to the following thresholds (see FAR 4.1703): 

 all cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, and labor-hour service contracts and orders

with an estimated total value above the simplified acquisition threshold

 all fixed-price service contracts awarded or issued with an estimated total value of $1

million or greater

Note: The rule applies to contracts awarded by executive agencies covered by the Federal 

Activities Inventory Reform Act (P.L. 105-270), except the Department of Defense. 

Are subcontractors required to report? 

First-tier subcontracts for services will be reported using the same thresholds (see FAR 4.1703).

How are indefinite-delivery contracts handled? 

For indefinite-delivery contracts, reporting requirements will be determined based on the 

expected dollar amount and type of orders issued under the contracts. Indefinite delivery 

contracts include, but are not limited to, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts, Federal 

supply schedule contracts, Government-wide acquisition contracts, and multi-agency contracts. 

What is the purpose of collecting the information, including the invoiced amounts and 

direct labor hours? 

Service contract inventories are a management tool that are designed to help agencies better 

understand how contractors are being used to support the mission and whether contractors’ skills 

are being used appropriately. The agencies analyze the data to determine whether the mix of 

Federal employees and contractors is effective or whether rebalancing is needed. Information on 

the total amount invoiced and the direct labor hours expended, when combined with other market 

research information and, where available, benchmarking data, can help to support agency 

efforts to eliminate costly duplicative service contracts in favor of more affordable solutions by 

providing insight into the relative cost-effectiveness and efficiency of contracted work. 

Will the information on amount invoiced and direct labor hours be made public? 

Yes. Consistent with Section 743, agencies will include this information in their annual 

inventories, which also include a description of the work performed, the name of the vendor, and 

the total dollar value of the contract. 

When must contractors provide their data on amount invoiced and direct labor hours? In 

accordance with the new rule, contractors performing on covered contracts must report their 

information between October 10 through December 15, 2015. The NRC will review 

contractors’ input and work with them to make any necessary corrections by January 30, 2016. 

This is the date that SAM will permanently close and no more information can be submitted. 
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What happens if a contractor fails to work with the agency to provide the required data in 

a timely manner? 

The contracting officer is expected to make the contractor’s failure to comply with the reporting 

requirements a part of the contractor’s performance information under FAR Subpart 42.15.

Where can I find the complete text of the rule for reporting on amount invoiced and direct 

labor hours? 

The Federal Register notice was published on December 31, 2013. The link to the notice is 

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/12/31/2013-31148/federal-acquisition-regulationservice-contracts-reporting-requirements

Who can answer my questions? 

Carolyn Cooper 

Senior Contract Specialist 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

301-415-6734

Carolyn.Cooper@nrc.gov