FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 34: Major System Acquisition › Subpart 34.2
FAR 34.201 Policy.
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 states when an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is required for acquisitions, including major development acquisitions and other acquisitions per agency procedures. It also explains what offerors must do if their proposed system is not already compliant with EIA-748, and sets minimum reporting and subcontractor flow-down requirements. For contractors, it matters because it defines when an EVMS plan must be submitted and that monthly EVMS reports are required when an EVMS applies.
Applies to: Contractors and offerors on acquisitions where an EVMS is required
What it requires
- If proposing a system not determined compliant with EIA-748, submit a comprehensive plan for compliance with EVMS standards.
- Submit EVMS monthly reports for contracts for which an EVMS applies.
- Apply EVMS requirements to subcontractors using the same rules as the prime contractor.
- When required to provide an EVMS plan as part of a proposal, provide that plan for the contracting officer to determine its adequacy prior to contract award.
Key terms: Earned Value Management System (EVMS) · major acquisitions for development · OMB Circular A-11 · Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748 (EIA-748) · EVMS plan
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) An Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is required for major acquisitions for development, in accordance with OMB Circular A-11. The Government may also require an EVMS for other acquisitions, in accordance with agency procedures.
(b) If the offeror proposes to use a system that has not been determined to be in compliance with the Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748 (EIA-748), the offeror shall submit a comprehensive plan for compliance with these EVMS standards. Offerors shall not be eliminated from consideration for contract award because they do not have an EVMS that complies with these standards.
(c) As a minimum, contracting officers shall require contractors to submit EVMS monthly reports for those contracts for which an EVMS applies.
(d) EVMS requirements will be applied to subcontractors using the same rules as applied to the prime contractor.
(e) When an offeror is required to provide an EVMS plan as part of its proposal, the contracting officer will determine the adequacy of the proposed EVMS plan prior to contract award.
Sections that refer to it
- 34.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
← 34.104 Contract clause. · 34.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.