SOW, IGCE and cost inputs
Draft the statement of work, build the independent government cost estimate, and request program cost inputs (AP03–AP05).
Acquisition Planner · Budget analyst
/pdcc/acquisitions/actions?screen=AP03Statement of work draft (AP03)
Create reviewable sections — purpose, scope, acceptance criteria — each linked to its source requirement baseline (e.g. REQ-026-007 v1).
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Edit sections
Manually or accept suggested text.
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Save draft
Every save is a version.
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Compare versions
See what changed between drafts.
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Submit for review
Routes to the configured reviewer; the CO may decide the draft.
Independent government cost estimate (AP04)
- Estimate
- e.g.
IGCE-026-007draft 1. - Quantity
- With explicit unit, e.g. 100 devices.
- Unit estimate USD
- Decimal currency, e.g. 2500.00.
- Base estimate USD
- Quantity × rate, e.g. 250000.00.
- Rate source
- Where the rate came from.
- Confidence basis
- e.g. *Planning assumption, not supplier quotation*.
Request program cost inputs (AP05)
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Prepare the request
Recipient (e.g. the budget team assigned to the plan), requested inputs (labor hours, rates, funding assumptions) and due date.
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Preview request
Recipients are resolved and authorized before dispatch.
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Save draft / send
Delivery and response completion are tracked separately in waiting on others.
Related guides
Acquisition Actions: planning workspace
Assemble research, requirement, estimates and review into a versioned plan; prepare follow-on acquisitions (AP01, AP02).
Plan review, award linking and lineage
Record program, budget and contracting review decisions; link an authoritative award; follow versions from research to execution (AP06–AP08).
Waiting on others
Track requests you sent — evidence, cost inputs, clarifications — separately from whether the message was delivered (MW03).