Travel

I have a Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) that requires the contractor to introduce a alternative version of tactical headsets. Reading through their proposal to this ECP I see that they are proposing travel under ODCs. They claim that travel will be required from time to time over the performance period inorder to address technical, quality and contractual issues as well as drive subcontractor performance to support contractual delivery obligations. They are requesting that a 0.00772 be added onto the unburdened material value. My questions is should the government be paying for the contractor to travel to their subcontractors?

If the contractor's normal business practice is to charge such travel to the benefiting contract, then yes, the government should expect to pay for the contractor to travel to its subKs in order to provide oversight and ensure high quality performance.

If you ever find a contractor who doesn't want to oversee its subKs, then you will know that you already have a performance problem before work commences.

Hope this helps.