Risk Assessment for DOE O 350.1
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Section 1
Appropriate Appropriate to
to accept transfer risk to
Attachment 2 Risk Assessment risk? Contractor? Reference
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Subject Area Risk Probability Impact Risk Level Yes/No Yes/No Control Explanation H-Clause 350.1
(a) ContractorEmployeeCompensation Plan.
The Contractor shall submit by(fill -in, example: close ofcontract transition), a Contractor Employee Keepcurrent languagefor inclusion
COMPENSATION Overpayment of
labor rates
Possible Low Moderate No No
Compensation Plan demonstrating how the Contractor will comply with therequirements ofthis Contract. The
Contractor Employee Compensation Plan shall describe theContractor's policies regarding compensation,
pensions and other benefits, and how these policies will support at reasonable cost theeffective recruitment and
retention of a highlyskilled,motivated, and experienced workforce.
in new solicitations only. Language
is not needed for contract extensions.
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A description of the compensation program shouldinclude the following components;
Philosophy and strategyfor all pay delivery programs.
a. System for establishing a job worth hierarchy.
b. Method for relating internal job worthhierarchy to external market.
c. System thatlinks individual and/or group performance to compensation decisions.
Financial -
d. Method for planningand monitoringthe expenditureof funds. Maintain language in the contract to
Overpayment of Possible Low Moderate No No
e. Method forensuring compliance withapplicable lawsandregulations. ensure contractor is informed of what Page 1 Page IV-3
labor rates
f. System for communicating the programs to employees.
g. System for internal controls and self-assessment.
h. System toensure that reimbursement of compensation, including stipends, foremployees who areonjoint
appointments with a parentor otherorganization shall be on a pro-ratedbasis.
DOE-approved standards (e.g., set forth inanadvance understanding orappendix), if any, shall beapplied to
the Total Compensation System.
constitutes DOE approved standards.
(b) Total Compensation System.
Onlythe following language is
needed to close a gap with FAR and
DEAR: The contractor's total
compensationsystem shall be fully
documented, consistently applied,
and acceptableto the contracting
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Possible Medium Significant No No Page 2
be fully documented, consistently applied, andacceptable to theContracting Officer. Costs incurred in
implementing theTotal Compensation System shall beconsistent with theContractor's documented Contractor
Employee Compensation Plan as approvedby the Contracting Officer.
Financial •>
Overpayment of Unlikely Low Minor Yes No Eliminate DOE governance language Page 2
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to accept
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Appropriate to
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Financial -
Overpaymentof
labor rates
Likely Medium Significant No No
(d) Reports and Information.
The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with thefollowing reports and information with respect to
pay and benefits provided under this Contract: (1)An Annual Contractor Salary-Wage Increase Expenditure
Report to include, ata minimum, breakouts formerit, promotion, variable pay, special adjustments, and
structure movements for each pay structure showing actual against approved amounts; (2)Alistof the top five
most highly compensated executives asdefined byFAR 31.205-6(p)(2)(ii) and their total cash compensation at
the timeof contract award,andat the timeof anysubsequent change to their totalcashcompensation; (3)An
annual report of contractor expenditure for Employee Supplemental Compensation through theDepartment
Section 2
Keepcurrentlanguage, exceptfor
last sentence which is duplicative.
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Workforce Information System Compensation and Benefits Module nolater than March 1ofeach year-, and (4)-
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Likely Medium Significant
(ii) - No (ii) - No
(e) Pay and Benefits Programs.
(3)(A) TheContractor shallsubmit the following to theContracting Officerfora determination of cost Eliminatesubparagraph i as it is
duplicative.Keepsubparagraph ii as
the risk level is significant.
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systemr(ii) Any proposed major compensation program design changes prior to implementation.
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Likely Medium Significant No No
(e)(3)(A)(iii) The Contractor shall submit thefollowing to theContracting Officer fora determination of cost
allowability for reimbursement under theContract: (iii)AnAnnual Compensation Increase Plan (CIP). The
Compensation Increase Plan(CIP)should include the following components anddata:
(1) Comparison ofaverage pay to market average pay.
(2) Informationregarding surveys used for comparison.
(3) Aging factors usedforescalating survey dataandsupporting information.
(4) Projection of escalationin the marketand supportinginformation.
(5) Information to support proposed structure adjustments, if any.
(6) Analysis to supportspecial adjustments.
(7)Funding requests for each pay structure to include breakouts ofmerit, promotions, variable pay, special
adjustments, and structure movement, (a)The proposed plan totals shall beexpressed asa percentage ofthe
payroll for the end oftheprevious plan year, (b)AH pay actions granted under the compensation increase plan
are fully charged when they occur regardless of time ofyear inwhich the action transpires and whether the
employee terminates before year end. (c)Specific payroll groups (e.g., exempt, nonexempt) for which CIP
amounts areintended shall bedefined bymutual agreement between thecontractor andtheContracting Officer,
(d)The Contracting Officer may adjust theCIP amount after approval based onmajor changes infactors that
significantly affect theplan amount (forexample, intheevent ofa major reduction in force orsignificant ramp-
up).
(8) A discussion of the impactof budgetand businessconstraints on the CIP amount.
(9) Comparison of pay to relevant factors otherthan marketaverage pay.
Keep current language in DOE
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Subject Area Risk
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Likely Medium Significant
Unlikely Low Minor
Possible Low Moderate
Possible Low Moderate
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
N/A
No
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
No
N/A
Yes
Yes
Control
(e)(3)(A)(iv) Individual compensation actions for the topcontractor official (e.g., laboratory director/plant
manager orequivalent and key personnel not included inthe CIP). For those keypersonnel included inthe CIP,
DOE will approve salaries upon the initial contract award and when keypersonnel are replaced during the life
of the contract. DOEwill have accessto all individual salary reimbursements. This accessis provided for
transparency; DOE willnotapprove individual salary actions (except aspreviously indicated).
Section 3
(e)(3)(A) TheContractor shall submit the following totheContracting Officer for adetermination of cost-
allowability for reimbursement under the Contract:
(v) Any proposedestablishment of an-ir
must be budget neutraland must contains
a. the design ofthe incentive compensatic
measures;
implementation;
c.requirement for an annual approval, prior tothe performance period, of the total dollar amount of the pool.
d. requirement for policy that-provides aspecific passovcr rate, i.e., percent of participants whowill not
receive an incentive;
e.requirement for an onnual summary report ondistributions made under on Incentive Compensation Plan; and
f. requirement for pay at risk-
Contractors shallsubmit to the Contracting Officer forapproval the following documents.-
7.Annually, an overtime control plan and semiannual Report onOvertime Use, if any of-the following criteria-
overtime expenditures for thepreceding calendar year plus twopercent; thecontractor's overtime as a percent-
of payroll exceeds the DOE contractor median overtime expenditures for the proceeding calendar year and the
contractor's policy permits payment of overtime for exempt employees earning greater than orequal to$45,000
per onnum; or the contractor's overtime as apercent of payroll exceeds the DOE contractor median overtime
expenditures for thepreceding calendar year and thecontractor provides for overtime premium pay onany-
other-basis than for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
a.The overtime control planmuststrike abalonce between useof other alternatives, including thehire of
additional personnel inaworkplace that is safe and promotes the health of employees. This plan must include:
(1) the institutional overtime premium fund (maximum dollar amount) negotiated annually; (2)speoifio-
controls forcasual overtime fornon-exempt employees; (3) prohibition ofcasual overtime forexempt
employees except as stipulatod-in an advance understanding; (1) an evaluation ofalternatives tothe use of
overtime; and (5) arequirement for the Contracting Officer toapprove any additional overtime premium funds
orplan-changes required formission requirements not included in theapproved plan.-
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Explanation
Keep currentlanguage in DOE
contracts.
Eliminateduplicativelanguage which
is covered under (3)(A)(ii) on page 2.
Also eliminating governance
language.
Eliminate current language.
Required in DEAR 970.5222-2
Overtime management.
Eliminate current language.
Required in DEAR 970.5222-2
Overtime management.
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Subject Area
BENEFITS
Risk
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates
Financial -
Overpayment ol
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates and
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
labor rates and
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Possible Low Moderate
Unlikely Medium Moderate
Possible Low Moderate
Possible Lou Moderate
Unlikelv Low Minor
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
brThe semiannual Reporton Ovortime-Use-H
Ojjotal cootgfoyertinie;
(2) totalcostof straighttime;
(^-evertime-eest-iis-a-peFeeHtage-of-stFaiglit-tii
(4) total overtime hours;
(5) total-straight time-hours; and
(6)overtime hours as a percentage of straight-time hours:
Control
Section 4
it Programs.
The Contractor shall establish pay and benefit programs for Incumbent Employees and Non Incumbent-
Employees asdefined-in-parographo (1) and (2) below; provided, however, that employees soheduled tow»
fewer than 20hours perweek receive only those benefits required bylaw? Employees are eligible for- bene
subjeeH(>-the^FniSrCoiiditioi>s-aiid4HHitati(>iis-el1eaeh-btfnefit-progFan>7
(e)(1) Incumbent Employees are the employees [(fill -in) who hold regular appointments orwho are regular
employees] of the incumbent contractor.
(A)Pay. Subject to theWorkforce Transition Clause, the Contractor shall provide equivalent basepayto
Incumbent Employees ascompared topay provided by(fill-in name of the incumbent contractor) for at least
the first year of the term of the Contract. (B) Pension and Other Benefits. The Contractor shall provide a total
package of benefits to Incumbent Employees comparable to that provided by[fill-in the company name of the
previous incumbent contractor]. Comparability of the total benefit package shall bedetermined bythe CO in
his/her sole discretion.
Incumbent employees shall remain intheir existing pension plans (or comparable successor plans if
continuation of theexisting plans isnotpracticable) pursuant to pension plan eligibility requirements and
applicable law.
(e)(2) Non-Incumbent Employees arenew hires, i.e.. employees other than Incumbent Employees who arehired
by the Contractor after date ofaward. All Non-Incumbent Employees shall receive a total pay and benefits
package that provides for market-based retirement and medical benefit plans that arecompetitive with the
industry from which theContractor recruits itsemployees andin accordance with Contract requirements.
Contractors shalldevelop andimplement wolfare benefit-programs thatmeet-the testsof allowability ond-
reosonableucss established by-Fedoral Acquisition Regulation 31.205-6 and Department ofEnergy Aoquisition-
l^tilation4>?0r34£2-2^-€m4P-l^ATI©N4^R-P4^
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Explanation
Eliminate current language.
Required in DEAR 970.5222-2
Overtime management.
Eliminate current language as is
overly prescriptive.
Keep current languagein DOE
contracts.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Eliminate duplicative language which
is currently reflected in the FAR and
DEAR.
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Subject Area Risk Probability Impact Risk Level Yes/No Yes/No Control Explanation
Model
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350.1
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Likely Medium Significant No No
Pension and Other Benefit Programs. No presumption ofallowability will exist when the contractor implements
a new benefit plan ormake changes toexisting benefit plans foreither Incumbent-Employees or4>ten-
Incumbent Employecs-until the contracting officer makes a determination ofcost allowability for
reimbursement for new orchanged benefit plans. Contractors shall submit new benefit plans and changes to
plan design or funding methodology with justification tothe Contracting Officer for approval. The
justification must: (A) demonstrate the effect ofthe plan changes on the contract net benefit value orper capita
benefit costs, (B) provide the dollar estimate ofsavings orcosts, and (C) provide the basis ofdetermining the
estimated savings or cost.
Section 5
Keep current language in DOE
contracts. Eliminate reference
distinguishing incumbent fromnon
incumbentas is overly prescriptive.
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Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Likely Medium Significant
No No
(0 Pension and Other Benefit Programs.
(2)Cost reimbursement for Incumbent Employee and Non Incumbent Employee pension and other benefit
programs sponsored bythe Contractor will bebased onthe Contracting Officer's approval ofContractor
actions pursuant toanapproved "Employee Benefits Value Study" and an"Employee Benefits Cost Survey
Comparison" as described below.
(3)Unless otherwise stated, orasdirected bythe Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall submit the studies
required inparagraphs (A) and (B) below. The studies shall beused bythe Contractor aspart of its
performance selfassessment described inparagraph (d) (4) above and incalculating the cost ofbenefits under
existing benefit plans. Inaddition, the Contractor shall submit updated studies tothe Contracting Officer for
approval priorto theadoption of anychange toa pension orotherbenefit plan.
(A) AnEmployee Benefits Value Study (Ben-Val), every two years for each benefit tier for Incumbent and Non
Incumbent Employees benefits, which isanactuarial study of therelative value (RV) of thebenefits programs
offered bythe Contractor to Incumbent and Non-Incumbent Employees measured against the RV ofbenefit
programs offered by comparator companies approved by the Contracting Officer. To the extent that the value
studies donotaddress post retirement benefits other than pensions, theContractor shall provide a separate cost
and plan design data comparison for the post retirement benefits other than pensions using external benchmarks
derived from nationally recognized andContracting Officer approved survey sources and,
Frequencyof Benval shall be every
two years. The Under Secretarymay
authorize the Contracting Officer to
reduce the frequency to every three
yearswhendeemedappropriate and
the decision and rationale are
documented. The Benval may also
be used for analytical purposes to
supportdevelopment of a corrective
action plan for cost studies which are
used to mitigate financial risk.
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Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Likely Medium Significant No No
Keep current language, but remove
overly prescriptive reference to
incumbent and non incumbent.
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(f)(3)(B) An Employee benefits cost Study Comparison, annually tor cacn ocnciii ncr tor- incumoeni unu inuii-
Incumbent Employees that analyzes the Contractor's employee benefits cost for Inoumbent-and Non-Incumbent-
Employees on aper capita basis per full time equivalent employee and asapercent ofpayroll and compares it
with the cost reported bythe U.S. Department ofLabor's Bureau ofLabor Statistics orother Contracting
Officer approvedbroad based nationalsurvey.
NNSA Process:
(f)(3)(B) An Employee ucncius L.ost otudy comparison, annually cacn ior tHeumoeni ana inuu nieuiuuciii
Employees that analyzes the Contractor's employee benefits cost for Incumbent and Non-Incumbent Employees
on a per capita basis per full time equivalent employee and asa percent ofpayroll and compares itwith the cost
reported by the U.S. Department ofLabor's Bureau ofLabor Statistics orother Contracting Officer approved
broad based national survey.
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Subject Area Risk
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Section 6
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Likely Medium Significant
Likely Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Unlikely Low Minor
Unlikely Low Minor
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Control
(4)When thenetbenefit value exceeds thecomparator group bymore thanfive percent, w4i
bythecontracting officer, the Contractor shall submit a corrective action plan tothe Contracting Officer for
approval, unlesswaivedby the Contracting Officer.
(5)When the average total benefit percapita cost ortotal benefit cost asa percent ofpayroll exceeds the
comparator group bymore than five percent, when andif required bytheContracting Officer, theContractor
shall submit ananalysis of thespecific plan costs that areabove the percapita cost range or total benefit cost as
a percent ofpayroll and a corrective action plan toachieve conformance with a Contracting Officer directed
percapita cost range ortotal benefit cost asa percent ofpayroll, unless waived bythe Contracting Officer.
(6)Within two years of Contracting Officer approval of theContractor's corrective action plan, theContractor
shall align employee benefit programs with the benefit value and percapita cost range orpercent ofpayroll as
approved by the Contracting Officer.
(0(8) The Contractor may notterminate anybenefit plan during theterm of theContract without theprior
approvalof the ContractingOfficer in writing.
(0(9) Cost reimbursement forPRBs is contingent onDOE approved service eligibility requirements forPRB
that shall bebased ona minimum period of continuous employment service notless than 5 years under a DOE
costreimbursement contract(s) immediately priortoretirement. Unless required byFederal orStatelaw,
advance funding of PRBs is notallowable.
Contractors, other than thosewhoseworkers' compensation coverageis providedthrough a state funded
arrangement ora corporate benefits program, shall submit totheContracting Officer for approval allnew
compensation policies andall initial proposals for self-insurance (contractors shall provide copies to the
Contracting Officer of all renewal policies forworkers compensation), (a) Have a claims management prog
thatestablishes specific guidelines andpractices, and that ensures a regular review of program components-
reviewof all claimsover $25,000in reservesand claimsover2 years old, regardless of reserveamount; 3
r an insured program onallopen claims at theendof each policy year butprior to the
mcnt-programs, suchas managed carenetworks, where allowed bystatutes; and5
e claims review ofopen andclosed claims during thefirst 3 years of a contract period for
clodpolioies withexisting claims activity. A written report of thefindings shall be
submitted to the Contracting Officer.
Contractorsunder insuredplans shall reviewand verifythe accuracyof interimpremium-adjustment reports
andmakepayment of adjusted premium or request of creditfrom carrierr
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Explanation
Keep current languagewithminor
modifications.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Eliminate overly prescriptive
language. It is unnecessary to specify
the "how."
Eliminate current language.
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Subject Area Risk
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Customer,
Stakeholder, and
Public Trust -
Loss of trust and
political concern.
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Unlikely Low Minor
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Rare Medium Minor
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Control
insurance policies shall contain thefollowing provisions. 1 A provision-
excluding any claim onthe part ofthe insurance company tobesubrogated onpayment of loss orotherwise to
ld theinsurance company, 60days advance notice shall begiven to thecontractor, theContracting Officer, am
Office ofContractor Human4tcsource Management. 3 Aprovision limiting theinsurance company's right of
uirements. 4-
policy to DOE, with payment ofallreturn premiums, premium
refunds dividends, orother-moneys due ortobecome due, tobepayable tothe Government-5-Employer's
. 6 Worker;
for certain types of empl
extendVoluntary' Compensation-Coverage to occupational disease.
tically provide voluntary coverage. This allows forcoverage of
Workers compensation loss income benefit payments, when supplemented by other programs (such assalary
continuation, short-term disability) aretobeadministered sothat total benefit payments from allsources shall
notexceed 100percent of theemployee's net pay.
Contractors approve all workers compensation settlement claims uptothe threshold established bythe
Contracting Officer for DOE approval and submit all settlement claims above the threshold toDOE for
approval.
Contracting Officer, ensure the following non discretionary
all notbe locatedat a DOEnuclear weapons complex or otherhazardous motoric
(b) Dependent care benefit programs for contractor operated facilities must meet employee needs ond-
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Explanation
Eliminate current language.
Keep current languagein DOE
contracts.
Keep current languagein DOE
contracts.
Eliminate current language.
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Subject Area
PENSION PLANS
Risk
Financial -
Overpayment of
costs
Financial-
potential exposure
to lawsuits
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Rare Medium Minor
Rare Medium Minor
Possible Medium Significant
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
No
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
Yes
Yes
No
Control
Suppert-<H»sts-as^ated-wklHhe-eperalion-e^^
useofDOE and contractor employees may include all oraportion ofsuch expense items asutilities and
maintenaneeras-^ll-as-feod-and-medieal-serA^
operations and are readily-available toadditionally support tho fooility. Such use shall bo approved bythe
contracting offioer in-advance: Formo following oosto tobeconsidered allowablcrcapital construction ofa
faoilitymustbe validated and approved by-the-Gonfraoting Officer. 1Capital costs budgeted and accounted for
itMiecordanee-^ilh^OIi-reqtiiremefl^
dependeiU-care-needs-CTHV%e^idequatdy-addressed-U^
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(h)Basic Requirements. The Contractor shall adhere to the requirements set forth below inthe establishment
and administration of pension plans that arereimbursed byDOE pursuant tocost reimbursement contracts for
management andoperation of DOE facilities andpursuant toother costreimbursement facilities contracts.
Pension Plans include Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plans.
(1)TheContractor shall become a sponsor of theexisting pension andother benefit plans (orcomparable
successor plans), including other post-retirement benefit (PR13) plans, asapplicable, for-lHeumbent-Iimployees-
and-fetired-plan-participantsr with responsibility for management and administration of the plans. The
Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining thequalified status of those plans. TheContractor shall carry
over the length ofservice credit and leave balances accrued asofthe date ofthe Contractor's assumption of
Contract performance.
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liminate current Ianmiagc.
Eliminate current lanuuage.
Keepcurrent language with
modification to remove reference to
incumbent employees and retired
participants as is overlyprescriptive.
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Subject Area Risk
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Likely Medium Significant
Unlikely Low Minor
Unlikely Low Minor
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
No
N/A
N/A
No
No
Establishment and Maintenance of Pension Plan. _
defined benefit (DB)-or defined contribution (DC) pension plans established and/or implemented bythe
Contractorshall bomaintainedconsistentwith the requirements of the IRCand ERISA.
Control
with applicable laws and regulations.
(3)Employees working for the Contractor shall only accrue credit for service under this Contract after the date
of Contract award.
(4) Except for commingled plans inexistence asof the effective date ofthe contract, any pension plan
maintained bythe contractor for which DOE reimburses costs, shall bemaintained asa separate pension plan
distinct from any other pension plan that provides credit for service not performed under a DOE cost-
reimbursement contract. When deemed appropriate bytheContracting Officer, Commingled plans shall be
converted toseparate plansat thetimeof newcontract award or theextension of a contract.
(h)(3) DOE approval is required prior to implementing any change toa pension plan covering prime cost
mburscment contracts formanagement andoperation ofDOE facilities nnd other contract?- whon Hor.ignnted-
Changes shall beinaccordance with andpursuant totheterms and conditions of thecontract
(h)(4) DOE approval is required for eacli
pension plans or Taft-Hartley pension plans.-
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(h)(5) Each contractor pension plan shall besubmitted toat least 1)a limited-scope audit annually and a full-
scope audit every three years; or2)a full scope audit annually, asrequired byERISA Section 103 and 104,
conducted byanoutside independent organization andtheresulting report, submitted to DOE.
NNSA Process:
(h)(5) The contractor shall comply with requirements ofERISA Sections 103 and 104 for each ofitsemployee
benefit plans and shall provide copies ofsuch required filings toDOE. Limited scope audits aspermitted under
ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) thatareconducted byanindependent qualified auditor thataremembers of the
AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center must beaccompanied bya statement from the contractor
stating that ithas confirmed that the entity isqualified under ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C) toissue the
certification andtheauthorized representative signing thecertification isauthorized todosoas well ascopy of
the actual certification from theissuing entity. Such limited scope audits may besubmitted totheDOE 2 outof
every3 yearswitha fullscopeauditrequired at leasteverythreeyears.
(h)(6) For existing Commingled plans, the Contractor shall maintain and provide annual separate accounting of
DOE liabilities and assets as for a Separate Plan.
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Eliminatesentences (1) and (2) as it
is overly prescriptive. Keep
sentences (3) and (4).
Eliminate current language as it is
duplicative. See languageon page 5
under "Pension and Other Benefit
Programs."
Eliminate current language as it is
duplicative. See language on page 5
under "Pension and Other Benefit
Programs."
Revise languageto requirea limited
scope audit annually anda fullscope
audit every three years.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
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Financial -
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benefit costs
Financial -
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benefit costs
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benefit costs
Financial -
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benefit costs
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benefit costs
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Unlikely Low Minor
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Control
(h)(7) For existing Commingled plans, the Contractor shall beliable for any shortfall inthe plan assets caused
by funding or events unrelated to DOE contracts.
(h)(8) The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of ERISA and any other applicable laws tothe fullest
extentpractical,evcn-ifa speoificpensionplanis exemptfrom ERISA.
t limited to evaluation of the following: (A) Total compensation. (B)
broad based national survey. (C) Retin
(h)(10) The Pension Management Plan Human Resources Management Plan shall include thefollowing:
(A) APension Management Plan (PMP) discussing the Contractor's plans for management and administration
ofall pension plans consistent with the terms ofthis contract. The PMP shall beupdated and submitted tothe
Contracting Officer indraft annually nolater than 45 days after the last day of the Plan year along with itsdraft
actuarial valuation.
Section 10
(B)Within thirty (30) days after thedate of thesubmission, appropriate Contractor representatives shall meet
with theContracting Officer todiscuss theContractor's proposed draft annual update of thePMP to
specifically discuss any anticipated changes inthe projected pension contributions from the prior year's
contributions and any discrepancies between the actual contributions made for the most recent year preceding
thatmeeting andtheprojected contributions forthat year which theContractor hadsubmitted to the
Contracting Officer theprioryear. Theannual revision of thePMP shall include:
(i)The Contractor's best projection of thecontributions which it will belegally obligated tomake tothe
pension plan(s), beginning with therequired contributions for the coming fiscal year, based onthe latest
actuarial valuation, andcontinuing forthefollowing four years. This estimate will bebased upon compliance
with all applicable legal requirements relating tothe determination ofcontributions and upon the assumptions
set out in the plan document(s).
(ii)If the actuarial valuation submitted pursuant tothe annual PMP update indicates that the sponsor ofthe
pension plan must impose pension plan benefit restrictions, the Contractor shall provide the following
information:
(aa)Thetypeof benefit restriction thatwilltakeplace,
(bb) The number ofContractor employees that potentially could beimpacted and the nature of therestriction
(e.g., financial impact) by imposition of therequired benefit restriction, and
(cc) The amount ofmoney that would need tobecontributed tothe pension plan toavoid legally required
benefit restrictions.
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Explanation
Keep currentlanguagein DOE
contracts.
Keep current languageexceptthe
ending phrase as it is overly
prescriptive.
Eliminatecurrent language. Internal
DOE governance language.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
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(iii) A detaileddiscussionof how the Contractorintendsto managethe pensionplan(s) to maximizethe
contributionpredictability (i.e. forecastingaccuracy)and contain current and futurecosts, to includerationale
for selectionof all plan assumptions that determine the requiredcontributions and whichimpactthe leveland
predictability of required contributions. TheContractor is required to annually establish a longterm(e.g. five
year)plan that outlinesthe projected retirement plan costs, and any plannedactionsteps to be taken to better
manage predictability. The contractor must also share thefollowing information with theDepartment during
the meeting:
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(aa) Strategy for achieving and maintaining fully-funded status of the plan(s)
(bb) Investment policystatementfor the plan,with any recent updates
(cc) Resultsof recentasset liabilitystudies(requiredto be preformed every3 yearsor after a significantevent)
including rational for maintaining current asset allocationstrategy.
(dd) Comparison ofbudget projections submitted to the Department to actual contributions
(ee) Any recentreports, findings, or recommendations providedby plan's investment consultant.
(ff) Actuarial experience studiesto set the plan's actuarialassumptions (requiredto be performedevery3-5
years)
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(iv) An assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of the Contractor's pension plan(s) investment
management/results. The assessmentshall includeat a minimum: a reviewand analysisof pensionplan
investmentobjectives; the strategies employedto achieve those objectives; the methods used to monitor
execution of thosestrategies and the achievement of the investment objectives; and a comparative analysisof
the objectives and performanceof other comparablepensionplans. The Contractorshall also identify its plans,
if any, for revisingany aspectof its pensionplan management based on the resultsof the review.
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(i) Reimbursement ofContractors for Contributions to Defined Benefit Pension Plans.
(1) Contractors that sponsor single employeror multiple employer defined benefit pension plans will be
reimbursed for the annual required minimum contributions underthe Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA),as amendedby the PensionProtection Act (PPA)of 2006. Reimbursement above the annual
minimum required contribution will require prior approval of the Contracting Officer. Reimbursementamounts
will take into consideration all pre-funding balances and funding standard carryover balances.
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(i)(2) Contractors that sponsormulti-employer DB pensionplanswill be reimbursed for pensioncontributions
in the amountsnecessaryto ensurethat the plansare funded to meet the annualminimum requirement under
ERISA, as amendedby the PPA. However,reimbursement for pension contributionsabove the annual
minimum contribution requiredunderERISA, as amendedby the PPA, will requireprior approvalof the
ContractingOfficerand will be considered on a case by case basis. Reimbursement amountswill take into
considerationall pre-fundingbalancesand fundingstandard carryoverbalances.
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Subject Area Risk
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpaymentof
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Possible Low Moderate
Possible Medium Significant
Unlikely Low Minor
Possible Medium Significant
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
No
N/A
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
No
No
N/A
No
Control
(j)Reporting Requirements for Designated Contracts. The following reports shall besubmitted toDOE assoon
aspossible after the last day of theplan year bythecontractor responsible for each designated pension plan
funded byDOE butnolater than thedates specified below: (1)Actuarial Valuation Reports. Theannual
actuarial valuation report for each DOE-reimbursed pension plan and when a pension plan iscommingled, the
contractor shall submit separate reports for DOE's portion and theplan total bythe due date for filling IRS
Form 5500. (2)Forms 5500. Copies of IRS Forms 5500 with Schedules for each DOE-funded pension plan, no
laterthanthatsubmitted to theIRS. (3) Forms 5300. Copies of all forms in the5300series submitted to theIRS
thatdocument theestablishment, amendment, termination, spin-off, or merger of a plansubmitted to the IRS.
Section 12
(k) Changes to Pension Plans.
Atleast sixty (60) days prior tothe adoption ofany changes tobenefits, plan design, orfunding methods for a
pension plan, the Contractor shall submit the information required below, asapplicable, tothe Contracting
Officer for approval ordisapproval and a determination astowhether the costs tobeincurred are consistent
FAR31.205-6, as supplemented by DEAR970.3102-05-6.
(I) For proposed changes topension plans and pension plan funding, the Contractor shall provide the following
to the Contracting Officer:
(A) a copy of the current plan document (asconformed toshow all prior plan amendments), with the proposed
new amendment indicated in redline/strikeout;
(B)ananalysis of the impact of anyproposed changes onactuarial accrued liabilities andcosts;
(C) except incircumstances where the Contracting Officer indicates that it isunnecessary, a legal explanation
of the proposed changes from the counsel used bythe plan for purposes ofcompliance with all legal
requirements applicable to private sectordefined benefit pension plans;
(D) the Summary Plan Description; and,
(E)anysuchadditional information as requested bytheContracting Officer.
esthatmayincrease costsor liabilities, andanyproposed special programs
noillary benefits) and shall-
(1) Terminating Operations.
When operations ata designated DOE facility are terminated and nofurther work istooccur under the prime
contract, thefollowing apply: (1)Nofurther benefits forservice shall accrue. (2)TheContractor shall provide a
determination statement in itssettlement proposal, defining andidentifying all liabilities andassets attributable
to the DOE contract.
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Explanation
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
Eliminate current language as it is
duplicative. See languageon page 5
under "Pension and Other Benefit
Programs."
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
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Subject Area Risk
Financial -
Overpaymentof
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpaymentof
benefit costs
Financial -
Overpayment of
benefit costs
Risk Assessment
Probability Impact Risk Level
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Possible Medium Significant
Appropriate
to accept
risk?
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
No
Appropriate to
transfer risk to
Contractor?
Yes/No
No
No
No
No
No
Control
(1)(3) The Contractor shall base its pension liabilities attributable toDOE contract work on the market value of
annuities orlump sum payments ordispose ofsuch liabilities through a competitive purchase ofannuities or
lump sum payouts. Insurance companies bidding for such business shall satisfy' Department ofLabor-
Eflfliiirflmiijilil-
rcuuii viiiciii3.
(l)(4) Assets shall be determined using the "accrual-basis market value" on the date oftermination of
operations.
(1)(5) DOE and the Contractors) shall establish an effective date for spinofforplan termination. On the same
day asthe contractor notifies the IRS ofthe spinofforplan termination, all plan assets assigned to aspun-offor
terminating planshall be placed ina low-risk liability matching portfolio until thesuccessor trustee, or an
insurance company, isable toassume stewardship ofthose assets. The portfolio shall berated no lower than
Standard & Poor's "AA."
Section 13
DOE-H-1007 (a); Ifthis Contract expires orterminates and DOE has awarded a contract under which the new
contractor becomes a sponsor and assumes responsibility for management and administration ofthe pension or
other benefit plans covering active orretired contractor employees with respect toservice at[name ofsite or
facility] (collectively, the "Plans"), the Contractor shall cooperate and transfer tothe new contractor its
responsibility for sponsorship, management and administration ofthe Plans consistent with direction from the
Contracting Officer. If a Comingled planis involved, thecontractor shall:
(1) spin offthe DOE portion ofany commingled plan used tocover employees working atthe DOE facility into
aseparate plan. The new plan will normally provide benefits similar tothose provided by the commingled plan
and shall carry with it the DOE assets on anaccrual basis market value, including DOE assets that have
accrued in excess of DOE liabilities.
(2) bargain in good faith with DOE orthe successor contractor to determine the assumptions and methods for
establishing the liabilities involved ina spinoff. DOE and the contractor(s) shall establish an effective date of
spinoff. On the same day asthe contractor notifies the IRS ofthe spinofforplan termination, all plan assets
assigned toaspun-offorterminating plan shall be placed ina low-risk liability matching portfolio until the
successor trustee, oraninsurance company, isable toassume stewardship ofthose assets. The portfolio shall
DOE-H-1007 (b);If thiscontract expires or terminates andDOE hasnotawarded a contract toa new
contractor under which thenew contractor becomes a sponsor andassumes responsibility formanagement and
administration of theplans...the contractor shall remain thesponsor of theplans inaccordance with legal
requirements.
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Explanation
Keep current language with
modification to provide contractors
with flexibilityto provide lump sum
payouts. The restriction against lump
sum payouts does not mitigate
financial risk. Also eliminate
language requiring insurance
companies to meetDepartment of
Labor requirements. The DOL
requirement is by law.
Keepcurrent languagein DOE
contracts.
Keepcurrent languagewithminor
modification to clarify requirement.
Keepcurrentlanguage withminor
modification to clarify requirement.
Keep current languagein DOE
contracts.
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(m)Terminating Plans. (1) DOE contractors shallnotterminate anypension plan(Commingled or site
specific) without notifying the requesting Departmental approval at least 60days prior tothescheduled date of
plan termination.
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(m)(2) To the extent possible, the contractor shall satisfy plan liabilities toplan participants by the purchase of
annuities through competitive bidding onthe open annuity market orlump sum payouts. Insurance companies
assumptions and procedures of the Pension BenefitGuaranty Corporation.
Section 14
Keep current languagewith
modification to provide contractor
flexibility to provide lump sum
payouts. Alsoeliminate requirement
for insurance companyto meet DOL
requirements, whichis not needed
since it is law.
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(m)(3) Funds tobepaid or transferred toany party asa result of settlements relating topension plan termination
orreassignment shall accrue interest from the effective date of termination orreassignment until the date of
payment or transfer.
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(m)(4) If ERISA or IRC rules prevent a full transfer ofexcess DOE reimbursed assets from theterminated plan,
thecontractor shall payanydeficiency directly toDOE according toa schedule of payments tobenegotiated by
the parties.
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(m)(5) Onthesame dayas thecontractor notifies theIRS of thespinoffor plantermination, allplanassets
assigned toa spun-offor terminating plan shall beplaced ina low-risk liability matching portfolio until the
successor trustee, or an insurance company, is ableto assume stewardship of those assets. Theportfolio shall
be rated no lower than Standard & Poor's "AA."
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modification to clarify requirement.
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(m)(6) DOE liability toa commingled pension plan shall notexceed that portion which corresponds to DOE
contract service. The DOEshallhavenootherliability to theplan,to theplansponsor, or to theplan
participants.
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(m)(7) After allliabilities of theplan aresatisfied, thecontractor shall return to DOE anamount equaling the
asset reversion from theplan termination and any earnings which accrue onthatamount because ofa delay in
the payment toDOE. Such amount and such earnings shall besubject toDOE audit. Toeffect the purposes of
thisparagraph, DOEandthecontractor maystipulate to a schedule of payments.
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(n) Special Programs.
Contractors must advise DOE andreceive prior approval foreach early-out program, window benefit, disability
program, plan-loan feature, employee contribution refund, assetreversion, or incidental benefit.
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contracts.
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(0) Definitions
(1) Commingled Plans. Coveremployees from the contractor's private operations and its DOEcontract work.
(2) CurrentLiability. The sum of all plan liabilities to employees and their beneficiaries. Currentliability
includesonly benefitsaccrued to the date ofvaluation.This liability is commonly expressedas a presentvalue.
(3) DefinedBenefitPensionPlan. Providesa specific benefit at retirement that is determined pursuant to the
formula in the pension plan document.
(4) DefinedContribution PensionPlan. Providesbenefits to each participantbased on the amountheld in the
participant's account. Funds in the accountmaybe comprisedof employer contributions, employee
contributions, investmentreturns on behalf of that plan participant and/or other amounts credited to the
participant's account.
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(5) Designated Contract. Forpurposesof this Order,a contract(otherthana primecost reimbursement contract
for management and operationof a DOE facility) for whichthe Headof the Departmental Contracting Activity
determines that advancepensionunderstandings are necessaryor wherethere is a continuing Departmental
obligation to the pension plan.
(6) PensionFund.The portfolioof investments and cash providedby employer and employee contributions and
investment returns. A pensionfundexists to defraypensionplan benefitoutlaysand (at the optionof the plan
sponsor) the administrative expenses of the plan.
(7) SeparateAccounting. Accountrecordsestablished and maintained withina commingled plan for assetsand
liabilities attributable to DOE contract service. NOTE: The assets so representedare not for the exclusive
benefit of any one group of plan participants.
(8) SeparatePlan.Mustsatisfy IRCSec. 414(1) definition of a singleplan,designateassets for the exclusive
benefitof employees underDOEcontract,exist undera separateplan document (havingits own DOLplan
number) that is distinct from corporate plan documents and identify the contractor as the plan sponsor.
(9) Spun-offPlan. A newplanwhichsatisfies IRCReg. 1.414(l)-l requirements fora singleplanandwhichis
created by separating assetsand liabilities from a largeroriginal plan.The funding level of eachindividual
participant'sbenefitsshallbe no less than beforethe event,whencalculated on a "plan termination basis."
Keep current language in DOE
contracts.
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