14 USC 1135 – Acquisition program baseline breach
(a)
(1) a likely cost overrun greater than 15 percent of the acquisition program baseline for that individual capability or asset or a class of capabilities or assets;
(2) a likely delay of more than 180 days in the delivery schedule for any individual capability or asset or class of capabilities or assets; or
(3) an anticipated failure for any individual capability or asset or class of capabilities or assets to satisfy any key performance threshold or parameter under the acquisition program baseline.
Terms Used In 14 USC 1135
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
(b)
(1) a detailed description of the breach and an explanation of its cause;
(2) the projected impact to performance, cost, and schedule;
(3) an updated acquisition program baseline and the complete history of changes to the original acquisition program baseline;
(4) the updated acquisition schedule and the complete history of changes to the original schedule;
(5) a full life-cycle cost analysis for the capability or asset or class of capabilities or assets;
(6) a remediation plan identifying corrective actions and any resulting issues or risks; and
(7) a description of how progress in the remediation plan will be measured and monitored.
(c)
(1) the capability or asset or capability or asset class to be acquired under the project or program is essential to the accomplishment of Coast Guard missions;
(2) there are no alternatives to such capability or asset or capability or asset class that will provide equal or greater capability in both a more cost-effective and timely manner;
(3) the new acquisition schedule and estimates for total acquisition cost are reasonable; and
(4) the management structure for the acquisition program is adequate to manage and control performance, cost, and schedule.
(d)
(1) a description of the terms of the contract that cannot be met; and
(2) an assessment of whether the applicable contract officer has issued a cease and desist order to the contractor based on the breach of such terms of the contract.