FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 242: Contract Administration and Audit Services › Subpart 242.73
DFARS 242.7301 General.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section outlines the responsibilities for reviewing contractor insurance and pension costs in DoD contracts. The administrative contracting officer (ACO) determines if these costs are allowable and if a Contractor/Insurance Pension Review (CIPR) is needed. DCMA and DCAA assist with these determinations and conduct CIPRs, which are joint reviews of the contractor's insurance, pension, and deferred compensation programs.
Applies to: DoD contractors with insurance, pension, or deferred compensation plans
Key terms: administrative contracting officer (ACO) · Contractor/Insurance Pension Review (CIPR) · DCMA · DCAA · allowability
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The administrative contracting officer (ACO) is responsible for determining the allowability of insurance/pension costs in Government contracts and for determining the need for a Contractor/Insurance Pension Review (CIPR). Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) insurance/pension specialists and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) auditors assist ACOs in making these determinations, conduct CIPRs when needed, and perform other routine audits as authorized under FAR 42.705 and 52.215-2. A CIPR is a DCMA/DCAA joint review that—
(1) Provides an in-depth evaluation of a contractor's—
(i) Insurance programs;
(ii) Pension plans;
(iii) Other deferred compensation plans; and
(iv) Related policies, procedures, practices, and costs; or
(2) Concentrates on specific areas of the contractor's insurance programs, pension plans, or other deferred compensation plans.
(b) DCMA is the DoD Executive Agent for the performance of all CIPRs.
(c) DCAA is the DoD agency designated for the performance of contract audit responsibilities related to Cost Accounting Standards administration as described in FAR subparts 30.2 and 30.6 as they relate to a contractor's insurance programs, pension plans, and other deferred compensation plans.
Sections that refer to it
- 242.7302 Requirements.
← 242.7204 Contract clause. · 242.7302 Requirements. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 242
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006) ↗ · final rule 2025-01-17 · effective 2025-01-17
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Cost and Software Data Reporting for Major Weapons Systems (2021-D028) ↗ · proposed 2024-10-10 · comments due 2024-12-09
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preference for United States Vessels in Transporting Supplies By Sea (DFARS Case 2021-D020) ↗ · final rule 2024-09-26 · effective 2024-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-29 · effective 2024-07-29
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006) ↗ · proposed 2024-06-27 · comments due 2024-08-26
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preference for United States Vessels in Transporting Supplies by Sea (DFARS Case 2021-D020) ↗ · proposed 2024-04-25 · comments due 2024-06-24
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.