Part 5342 – Contract Administration and

Audit Services

DAFFARS PART 5342 Knowledge Center

Revised: June 2023

Subpart 5342.2 – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

5342.202 Assignment of Contract Administration

Subpart 5342.4 – CORRESPONDENCE AND VISITS

5342.490-1 Contract clause

5342.490-2 Contract clause

Subpart 5342.9 – BANKRUPTCY

5342.902 Bankruptcy Procedures

Subpart 5342.15 – CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

5342.1503 Procedures

Subpart 5342.71 – VOLUNTARY REFUNDS

5342.7100 General

Subpart 5342.2 – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

5342.202 Assignment of Contract Administration

(c) Delegating additional functions.

(2) See MP5301.601(a)(i).

See Contract Administration Tool.

Subpart 5342.4 – CORRESPONDENCE AND VISITS

5342.490-1 Contract clause

The contracting officer shall insert the clause substantially the same as the clause at 5352.242-9000

Contractor Access to Department of the Air Force Installations in solicitations and contracts that
require contractor personnel to make frequent visits to or perform work on Department of the Air

Force installation(s).

5342.490-2 Contract clause

The contracting officer shall insert the clause substantially the same as the clause at 5352.242-9001

Common Access Cards (CAC) for Contractor Personnel in solicitations and contracts that require

contractor personnel to meet one or both of the following criteria:

(a) Require logical access to Department of Defense computer networks and systems in either the

unclassified environment or the classified environment where authorized by governing security

directives; and/or

(b) Perform work which requires the use of a Common Access Card (CAC) for installation entry

control or physical access to facilities and buildings.

Subpart 5342.9 – BANKRUPTCY

5342.902 Bankruptcy Procedures

(a) Follow MP5342.902 when notified of bankruptcy proceedings that affect the Department of the

Air Force.

Subpart 5342.15 – CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

INFORMATION

5342.1503 Procedures

(a) The acquisition team must use the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(CPARS) to record evaluations of contractor performance. Guidance on systematically assessing

contractor performance and using past performance information is available in the Guidance for the

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

(1) Individuals appointed to CPARS roles (Focal Point, Alternate Focal Point, Agency Point of Contact

(APOC), Assessing Official, Assessing Official Representative, or Reviewing Official) must complete

online instructor-led, automated online, or onsite CPARS program office instructor-led training

specific to their CPARS role(s) within 30 days of appointment. Class registration is available at

https://cpars.gov/lc.htm and a list of classes by role is available at https://www.cpars.gov/lc_role.htm.

Copies of each organization’s CPARS training certificates must be maintained by APOCs or Quality

Assurance Program Coordinators (QAPC).

(ii) Individuals assigned CPARS roles and responsibilities (Focal Point, Alternate Focal Point, Agency

Point of Contact, Assessing Official, Assessing Official Representative, or Reviewing Official) must be

removed from those roles and responsibilities and formally replaced prior to their departure (PCS,

retirement, resignation, or rotation) from the office or position.
(h)(3) APOCs for CPARS and their subordinate focal points are designated as Federal Awardee

Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) Focal Points to register users and ensure

timely and accurate reporting of required contract performance information into the FAPIIS module

of CPARS. Guidance on FAPIIS data reporting is available in the CPARS User Manual.

Subpart 5342.71 – VOLUNTARY REFUNDS

5342.7100 General

(4) See MP5301.601(a)(i).