Resources
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Tools.
Free · Educational02Indirect rate and wrap rate calculatorFringe, overhead and G&A from your pools and bases, with a fully loaded rate.Coming soon
03Incurred cost submission deadline trackerEnter your fiscal year end. Get the submission date and a working-back schedule.Coming soon
04“Which audit is this?” triagePaste the subject line of the notice. Learn what kind of review it is and who runs it.Coming soon
05Audit data-request checklistThe documents DCAA typically asks for, by audit type, as a printable list.Coming soon
06GovCon accounting glossaryPlain-English definitions for the terms in the FAR, DFARS and CAS you will hear first.Coming soon
Guides.
Reviewed and datedPre-awardSF 1408 preparation guide (PDF)Last reviewed [DATE]Coming soon
Incurred costWhat the ICE model schedules actually ask forLast reviewed [DATE]Coming soon
RatesWriting an indirect rate methodology you can defendLast reviewed [DATE]Coming soon
TimekeepingThe labor floor check: what happens and how to prepareLast reviewed [DATE]Coming soon
Official sources.
Primary documents first. If our page and the source disagree, the source wins.
DCAA Checklists & ToolsThe agency’s own pre-award survey checklist and audit programs.
ICE modelThe incurred cost submission template DCAA expects.
DCAA Contract Audit ManualHow auditors are instructed to run each audit.
FAR Part 31Cost principles: what is allowable.
FAR 52.216-7Allowable Cost and Payment clause, including the six-month incurred cost deadline.
DFARS 252.242-7006The 18 post-award accounting system criteria.
CAS (48 CFR 99)Cost Accounting Standards, when coverage applies.
DCMAContract administration and business system determinations.
SAM.govEntity registration and CAGE code.
SBA VetCertVeteran-owned small business certification.
APEX AcceleratorsFree government contracting counseling, by region.
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Founder · 24 years federal contract audit, 20 at DCAA
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