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2 The Cost Accounting Standards and Consequences of Noncompliance Click to edit Master text styles Click to edit Master title style Breakout Third Session level # F08 Fourth level Greg Bingham, Vice President Mike LaCorte, Principal, Of The Kenrich Group LLC Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Time: 4:00pm 5:15pm 2

3 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Click Consequences to edit Master Of text styles Noncompliance Second level 2. Cost Third Accounting level Standards 3. CAS Applicability Fourth level 4. Disclosure Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 3

4 Click Common to edit Consequences Master title style Of Noncompliance With CAS Incurred Cost Submissions ( ICSs )/Indirect Rate Click Years to edit Master text styles Possible prevention of ICS audit completion, potentially leaving indirect rate years open (final indirect rates may be indeterminable, unless unilaterally decided by the Government) Fourth level Contract Closeout Noncompliance with CAS could prevent/delay timely closeout of contracts Potential Business System Implications Certain business systems require compliance with applicable laws (e.g., CAS) failure to comply with CAS may be construed as noncompliance with applicable law Competitive Positioning Noncompliance with CAS puts companies at a competitive disadvantage 4

5 Click Other to Consequences edit Master title Of style Noncompliance With CAS Contract Terminations (Terminations For Convenience) Click to edit Master text styles A major outcome of a contract termination for convenience is to determine and settle any amounts Third due level to/from the contractor to the Government Fourth level Similar to» why Fifth noncompliance level with CAS can cause issues during a contract closeout, noncompliance with CAS can also prevent/delay the timely settlement of a terminated contract If there are CAS compliance issues, there may be unknown contractor liabilities which could prevent/delay timely closing of a terminated contract until resolved 5

6 Click Other to Consequences edit Master title Of style Noncompliance With CAS (cont.) Certain Business Systems Must Provide Reasonable Second Assurance level Of Compliance With Applicable Laws (e.g., CAS) For example, an Acceptable Accounting System means Fourth a system level that complies with the system criteria in [DFARS» (c)] Fifth level to provide reasonable assurance that applicable laws and regulations are complied with [DFARS ] Inability to identify CAS covered contracts for purposes of administering CAS rules could be construed as a noncompliance with CAS (a law) and could therefore result in an inadequate business system 6

7 Other Click to Consequences edit Master title Of style Noncompliance With CAS (cont.) Inadequate Business System Implications Harm to cash flows in the form of payment withholds Third level on CAS covered contracts (five or ten percent Fourth level depending on circumstances) Other action may be taken by the contracting officer within terms of the contract Competitive positioning considerations 7

8 Other Click to Consequences edit Master title Of style Noncompliance With CAS (cont.) Liability Exposure In A Merger Or Acquisition Companies merging with or acquiring another Fourth level business or acquiring contracts from another business may be exposed to liability as a successor in interest if: The business acquired/merged with has contracts with instances of CAS noncompliance The contracts acquired have instances of CAS noncompliance 8

9 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Click Consequences to edit Master Of Noncompliance text styles 2. Cost Second Accounting level Standards 3. CAS Third Applicability level 4. Disclosure Fourth level Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 9

10 Cost Click Accounting to edit Master Standards title style Concepts And Principles (Modified CAS): CAS Second 401, 402, level 405, and 406 Allocation: CAS 403, 407, 410, And 418 Identification Fourth level & Assignment: CAS 408, 411, 412,» 413, Fifth level 415, 416, And 420 Tangible Capital Assets: CAS 404, 409, 414, And

11 Cost Click Accounting to edit Master Standards title style (cont.) Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR ) Part Second 31 Incorporates level Several Cost Accounting Standards By Reference Examples Fourth include level FAR (j) (CAS 412 and 413)» Fifth and level FAR (b) (CAS 414 and 417) When there are required cost accounting practice changes (e.g., pension harmonization) which impact non-cas covered contracts by means of FAR Part 31, what is the appropriate course of action? 11

12 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Click Consequences to edit Master Of Noncompliance text styles 2. Cost Second Accounting level Standards 3. CAS Third Applicability level 4. Disclosure Fourth level Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 12

13 Click CAS Applicability to edit Master And title style Coverage Step 1: Is The Contract Exempt Or Covered? Determine if a CAS exemption applies to the contract/subcontract being negotiated/awarded. (Use the CAS Exemptions table in the green section of the following slide s flowchart flowchart from the Defense Contract Management Agency) Fourth level Step 2: Is The Coverage Full Or Modified? If not exempt, determine if contract/subcontract is subject to full or modified CAS coverage. (Use the blue section of the following slide s flowchart.) Step 3: Does The Covered Contract Require A Disclosure Statement? Determine if a CASB disclosure statement is required. (Use the pink section of the following slide s flowchart.) 13

14 Click CAS Coverage to edit Master And Disclosure title style Statement Determination Fourth level 14

15 CAS Coverage And Disclosure Statement Determination (cont.) Click to edit Master title style Fourth level 15

16 Click CAS-Coverage to edit Master Implications title style On Cost Impact Changes to disclosed or consistently practiced Second Cost level Accounting Practices results on cost impacts on both full and modified Fourth CAS-covered level government contracts. Noncompliance exposure may be limited to applicable contracts (e.g., a CAS 403 noncompliance would require a cost impact calculation for a contract that is subject to full CAS). 16

17 Click Applicability to edit Master To ID/IQ s title style Not Specifically Mentioned In CAS Board Regulations. Often Impossible To Determine The Value Of ID/IQ Contract At Time Click Of Award, to edit Particularly Master In Case text Of Multiple styles Awards. The Government Seemingly Determines The Value Of An ID/IQ Contracts By Relying On FAR 1.108(c): Unless otherwise specified, a specific dollar threshold for the purpose of Fourth applicability level is the final anticipated dollar value of the action, including the dollar value of all options. If the action establishes a» maximum Fifth level quantity of supplies or services to be acquired or establishes a ceiling price or establishes the final price to be based on future events, the final anticipated dollar value must be the highest final priced alternative to the government, including the dollar value of all options. Position Runs Contrary To Both The CAS Working Group Paper 76-2 (Application of CAS to Contract Modifications And To Orders Placed Under Basic Agreements) And FAR FAR states that job orders or task letters under basic ordering agreements are considered contracts, not the ordering vehicle (e.g., an ID/IQ contract) itself 17

18 Click Applicability to edit Master To Foreign title style Concerns CAS Click Applicability: to edit Master text styles Exempt from most Cost Accounting Standards: Contracts and subcontracts with foreign governments or their agents or instrumentalities or, insofar as the requirements of CAS other than and are concerned, any contract or subcontract awarded to a foreign concern. [48 CFR (4)] Fourth level CAS Coverage: Contracts with foreign concerns subject to CAS shall only be subject to Standard , Consistency in Estimating, Accumulating, and Reporting Costs, and Standard , Consistency in Allocating Costs Incurred for the Same Purpose. [48 CFR (e)] 18

19 Click Applicability to edit Master To Foreign title style Concerns (cont.) While foreign concerns are exempt from the majority of Cost Accounting Standards, 48 CFR (f) requires Second disclosure level (if the foreign concern meets certain requirements) of actual cost accounting practices 48 CFR (f) additionally requires consistency in following cost Fourth accounting level practices (note that actual cost accounting practices would include practices which may not be disclosed) Practically, these requirements greatly increases exposure to foreign concerns for noncompliance with the CAS and create increased requirements for CAS administration rules stipulated in FAR Part 30 19

20 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Click Consequences to edit Master Of Noncompliance text styles 2. Cost Second Accounting level Standards 3. CAS Third Applicability level 4. Disclosure Fourth level Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 20

21 Click Disclosure to edit Statement Master title style Requirements A business unit selected to receive a CAScovered contract of $50 million or more must submit Second a disclosure level statement before award. In addition, Third a level company with it segments received net CAS-covered Fourth level awards of $50 million or more in its most recent accounting period must submit a disclosure statement before award of its first new CAS-covered contract after accounting period. 21

22 Click Changes to edit to Disclosure Master title style Statements Revisions to the Disclosure Statement Are Needed When There Is A Change Or Alteration In A Cost Accounting Practice As Defined in 48 CFR [48 CFR ] The Defense Contract Audit Agency ( DCAA ) Contractor Fourth Audit level Manual ( CAM ) contains general guidelines for» Fifth submitting level Disclosure Statement revisions DCAA CAM Chapter 8, Section 8-202h: [O]nly pages containing such revision shall be resubmitted. [T]he contractor should mark each page Revision Number_ and Effective Date_ [I]nsert a revision mark (e.g., R ) in the right hand margin of any line that is revised. 22

23 Click Changes to edit to Disclosure Master title style Statements (cont.) In Accordance with FAR , the contractor must submit proposed accounting changes to the Second CFAO. It level is then the responsibility of the CAS auditor Third level as to whether accounting changes made by Fourth a contractor level require a revision to the disclosure» statement. Fifth level [ DCAM CAM Chapter 8, Section a] When a disclosure statement revision is required but not made, a noncompliance report will be issued. [ DCAM CAM Chapter 8, Section b] 23

24 Click Disclosure to edit Statements-Applicability Master title style To Foreign Concerns Required in negotiated contracts when the contract is with a foreign concern and the contract Second is not level otherwise exempt. [48 CFR (f)] Requires Fourth the contractor level to comply with and ,» Fifth to level disclose (if it meets certain requirements) actual Cost Accounting Practices, and to follow consistently disclosed and established Cost Accounting Practices. [48 CFR (f)(1)] 24

25 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Click Consequences to edit Master Of Noncompliance text styles 2. Cost Second Accounting level Standards 3. CAS Third Applicability level 4. Disclosure Fourth level Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 25

26 Click Overview to edit Of Master FAR 30.6 title - CAS style Administration Fourth level Sources Of Guidance: FAR 30.6 CAS Administration DCAA CAM, Chapter 8, Section Guidance on Evaluation of Cost Impact Proposals 26

27 Click Responsibility to edit Master And Materiality title style 1. The Cognizant Federal Agency Official (CFAO) is responsible for CAS administration for all CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts. 2. The CFAO shall determine whether a change in Cost Accounting Practice ( CAP ) or Noncompliance has occurred, and Fourth how level any resulting cost impacts are resolved. 3. The CFAO shall determine whether the cost impact is material or immaterial. 1. Realistically, higher profile contractors (especially those with high dollars of DoD contracts) should not anticipate frequent determinations of immateriality. 27

28 Click Requirements to edit Master For Submission title style Of Cost Impact Proposal FAR (c) Requires That Contractors Submit Cost Impact Proposals For The Following: 1. Required CAP Change: Change required to comply prospectively with a new or modified CAS, or Fourth level Change required for contractor to remain in compliance with CAS. May result in price or cost increases or decreases. 2. Unilateral CAP Change: Contractor elects to make change that the CFAO has not determined to be desirable. No increased costs may be paid by the Government. 28

29 Click Requirements to edit Master For Submission title style Of Cost Impact Proposal (cont.) 3. Desirable CAP Change: Contractor elects to make change that the CFAO determined to be desirable and not detrimental to the Government. May result Fourth in increased level or decreased costs. 4. Noncompliance: Contractor fails to comply with CAS or to consistently follow disclosed or established CAP. Two types of noncompliance: Estimation Cost Accumulation 29

30 Click Cost Impact to edit Master Proposal title style Must Be Submitted Within 60 days (Or Other Mutually Agreed- Upon Date): After the proposed change is determined adequate and compliant, After date of the contractor s agreement with the initial finding of noncompliance, or Fourth level After date the contractor is notified by the CFAO of a determination of noncompliance. Must Include A List Of CAS-Covered Contracts/ Subcontracts That Are, Or Will Be, Affected By The Change Or Noncompliance. Two Proposal Formats Used To Calculate The Cost Impact. 1. General Dollar Magnitude ( GDM ) 2. Detailed Cost-Impact ( DCI ) 30

31 Click Cost Impact to edit Master Proposal title - GDM style Provides Information To The CFAO On The Estimated Overall Impact Of A Change In Cost Accounting Practice On Click Affected to CAS-Covered edit Master Contracts text And styles Subcontracts That Were Awarded Based On The Previous Cost Accounting Practice. May Use The Following Methods To Determine Impact: A representative Fourth level sample of CAS-covered contracts/subcontracts; For each contract group, the change in indirect rates multiplied by total estimated contract base; or Any other method that provides a reasonable approximation of the total increase or decrease in cost accumulations for all affected fixed-price and flexiblypriced contracts and subcontracts. 31

32 Click Cost Impact to edit Master Proposal title GDM style (cont.) May Be In Any Format Acceptable To CFAO, But Click Format to edit Must Master Show: text styles Impacts by Executive agency for each contract group (fixedprice vs. flexibly-priced). For Third unilateral level changes and noncompliance, the increased or decreased Fourth costs level (in aggregate) to the Government for each contract group. Total overpayments and underpayments for each contract group made by the Government during the period of noncompliance. Identification of all affected CAS-covered contracts /subcontracts when requested by the CFAO. 32

33 Click Cost Impact to edit Master Proposal title - DCI style CFAO May Require DCI If A GDM Is Not Adequate. Contractor May Elect To Submit DCI In Lieu Of A GDM Proposal. DCI Second Shows Impacts level On Each Affected CAS-Covered Contract And Subcontract. CFAO and contractor may agree to limit impact to contracts/subcontracts Fourth level over a certain dollar threshold. Same Minimum» Fifth Format level Requirements As GDM. DCIs Oftentimes Are Far More Complicated To Prepare Than GDMs. 33

34 Click Cost Impact to edit Master Process title style Calculating Cost Impact DCAA S Five-Step Process 1. Compute increased/decreased cost estimates and/or accumulations for CAS-covered contracts/subcontracts. Cost Accounting Practice Changes Prospective from the CAP change date to the end of contract performance. Fourth level Noncompliance» Fifth In level Cost Accumulation Impacts only flexibly priced contracts and subcontracts and only for the period which cost accumulation was noncompliant Noncompliance In Cost Estimating Impacts fixed-price contracts/subcontracts (and fixed, target, and incentive fees on flexibly-priced) for entire period of performance for each affected contract/subcontract. 34

35 Click Cost Impact to edit Master Process title (cont.) style DCAA S Five-Step Process (Cont D) 2.Combine contract impacts within each contract group (fixed-price vs. flexibly-priced). T&M contracts have both a fixed price and flexibly priced component. 3.Determine the net increased/decreased cost paid by the Government for Fourth each level contract group. Increases in» costs Fifth level accumulated on flexibly priced awards = increased costs; decreases in costs accumulated or if price is inflated by estimate on fixed price awards = increased costs. Include profits, fees, and incentives. Certain items which are not based on cost (such as award fees) generally would not be considered in the computation of a cost impact. 35

36 Click Cost Impact to edit Master Process title (cont.) style DCAA s Five-Step Process (Cont d) 4. Combine cost impacts of each contract group together to determine increased or decreased costs in the aggregate. Second level Increased costs in the aggregate will be recovered by the Government, except for desirable and required changes. Decreased Fourth costs level in the aggregate will not be recovered by the contractor,» Fifth except level for desirable and required changes. Interest is applicable to overpayments related to noncompliances. 5. Settlement alternatives: Contract adjustments, Indirect rate adjustments, and Cash payment. 36

37 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Consequences Of Noncompliance 2. Cost Accounting Standards 3. CAS Applicability 4. Disclosure Fourth level Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 37

38 Click Cost Impacts to edit Master - Practical title style Advice Are Contracts CAS covered And If So, Are They Covered Click to By edit Full Master Or Modified text CAS? styles Know exemptions from CAS stipulated in 48 CFR Second level and how full and modified CAS coverages are determined. Recognize Fourth if other level exception applies (e.g., compliant external restructuring activities stipulated at 48 CFR ). Knowing This Information May Limit The Population A Particular Cost Impact Is Applicable To Or May Entirely Eliminate The Need To Perform A Cost Impact Calculation Altogether. 38

39 Click Cost Impacts to edit Master - Practical title style Advice (cont.) Attempt To Prove Immateriality First If change/noncompliance is determined to be immaterial Second by level CFAO, cost impact process is concluded. Attempt To Administer Cost Impact On Fourth level The Basis» Of Fifth A level GDM First If Cost Impact Required GDM requirements are far less stringent than DCI requirements. Past examples of GDM calculations: wrap rate analysis, total costs allocated amongst segments for home office allocation changes. 39

40 Click Cost Impacts to edit Master - Practical title style Advice (cont.) If Click There to edit Are Master Multiple text Cost styles Accounting Practice Changes, Are They Related To One Another? Government Fourth level may require separate cost impacts be done for each discrete cost accounting practice change. If changes can be grouped together or segmented into groupings, this may alleviate some burden on contractors in preparing cost impacts. 40

41 Click Cost Impacts to edit Master - Practical title style Advice (cont.) If A DCI Is Required: DCIs can be very complicated and require a lot Second of disparate level information from different areas Third within level an organization to adequately prepare. Fourth level Multiple» functional Fifth level areas within an organization may be needed to provide information (e.g., Contracts, Bid and Proposal, Estimating, Accounting, Compliance). Our past experience is that having a responsible party or team to coordinate information gathering amongst different functional areas is a best practice. 41

42 Click Cost Impacts to edit Master - Practical title style Advice (cont.) While it is unlikely the Government will provide Click official to edit acknowledgment Master text styles or acceptance Second of level a proposed approach for either a Third GDM level or DCI, working closely with the CFAO Fourth and fully level understanding the Government s concerns emanating from a cost accounting practice change or noncompliance will likely help in determining a viable path forward in processing cost impacts. 42

43 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Consequences Of Noncompliance 2. Cost Accounting Standards 3. CAS Applicability 4. Disclosure Fourth level Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 43

44 Click Statute to Of edit Limitations Master title style Statute Of Limitations May Be A Viable Argrument Against Claims Of Noncompliance ASBCA No Fluor Corporation (Fluor) Appeals Government Claim For Increased Costs Resulting Third From level CAS Noncompliance Over Seven Years. Fourth Fluor s level Defense Is The Six-Year Statute Of» Limitations. Fifth level Motion To Dismiss Is Granted For Claimed Amounts Accrued Prior To The Six Years. Each payment the Government made to Fluor considered a separate claim. 44

45 Click Agenda to edit Master title style 1. Consequences Of Noncompliance 2. Cost Accounting Standards 3. CAS Applicability 4. Disclosure Fourth level Statements 5. CAS Administration & Cost Impacts 6. Cost Impacts - Practical Advice 7. Statute Of Limitations 8. Other Lessons Learned & Unique CAS Issues 45

46 Click Other to Lessons edit Master Learned title & style Unique CAS Issues CAS 405 Requires That Unallowable Costs Be subject ot the same cost accounting principles governing Second cost level allocability as allowable costs. Example: Third if a level contractor allocates overhead over direct labor plus associated fringe and has an unallowable fringe pool cost, the unallowable Fourth fringe level pool cost would be allocated to the overhead base. Many Cost Accounting Systems, Even Major Systems Designed Specifically For Government Contractors, Do Not Allocate Unallowable Costs In This Manner. Care Should Be Taken To Ensure Unallowable Costs Are Treated Appropriately In Governmental Submissions (e.g., Incurred Cost Submissions). This may require manual adjustments to indirect rates as they are computed by the accounting system. 46

47 Click Other to Lessons edit Master Learned title & style Unique CAS Issues (cont.) CAS 403 Stipulates That The Three Factor Formula Is Comprised Of The Following: Payroll dollars; Operating Third revenue; level and Average Fourth net book level value of the sum of a segment s tangible capital assets plus inventories. What Is Operating Revenue? We have experience where companies have encountered difficulty where revenue is presented differently for cost accounting and GAAP purposes (net vs. gross revenue presentation). What Are Inventories? Not defined in CAS 403 or FAR Part 2. We have seen contracts in process disallowed as qualifying inventory items. 47

48 Click Other to Lessons edit Master Learned title & style Unique CAS Issues (cont.) Capitalization Of Indirect Costs On Constructed Tangible Assets GAAP Vs. CAS CAS 404 requires that such assets be capitalized at amounts which include all indirect costs properly allocable to such Third assets. level This requires the capitalization of general and administrative Fourth expenses level when such expenses are identifiable with the constructed asset and are material in amount This is different than GAAP, which depending on the asset being constructed, prohibits the capitalization of either overhead, G&A, or both. Practically, this creates separate sets of books for contractors with self constructed assets that are subject to CAS

49 Click Contact to edit Information Master title style Greg Bingham The Kenrich Group LLC Second level Fourth level Mike LaCorte The Kenrich Group LLC 49