scope:

Scope.

This handbook applies to the preparation of a SOW for organizations acquiring deliverables and/or services. A SOW describes the essential and technical requirements for items, materials, or services including standards used to determine whether requirements have been met.

This handbook addresses preparation of a SOW. There are other documents that can be used depending on the contracting strategy. To assist the reader's understanding of related documents the handbook will cover the following:

a. A Statement of Objectives (SOO) is a government prepared document incorporated into the Request for Proposal (RFP) that states the overall solicitation objectives.

b. A Performance Work Statement (PWS) describes the work in terms of what is to be the required output rather than how the work is to be accomplished.

The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is the document government personnel use to assess contractor performance. Using the Requirements Roadmap ensures that each performance objective is linked to a method of inspection incorporated in the QASP. The QASP identifies what is going to be inspected, the inspection process, and who will do the inspecting. The results of those inspections will then be used to document contractor performance. (An example of the QASP can be found in Appendix F)

There are other documents that can be used depending on the contracting strategy, including SOO (examples can be found in Appendix E), and Performance Work Statements (PWS) (a PWS template can be found in Appendix G). This handbook addresses preparation of a SOW.

This handbook implements the acquisition policies reflected in Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02 is aligned with the acquisition milestones and phases discussed in Section 5. The reader is encouraged to visit the DoD Issuances' website for additional instruction on the selected acquisition pathway and specific instructions found here: This handbook is for a SOW developed for use in DoD solicitations and contracts and provides a framework that results in a complete description of the work required. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement.

intended Use:

Used in the preparation of a SOW.