On behalf of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, the following is an information release regarding the subject memorandum:

Following the April 8 issuance of DoD’s Class Deviation 2020-O0013, CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation, this memorandum provides information and guidance for implementing the CARES Act, during the national emergency associated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.  The guidance addresses how implementation of 3610 will vary by contract type; it also addresses billing procedures, and the roles of the contracting officers, contracting officer’s representative, and contract auditor. The memo is augmented by a frequently asked questions (FAQs) document that is posted at the DPC COVID-19 Page, and will be updated over time. For more information, see the memorandum at the link below. Visit the DPC COVID-19 page, also provided below, to view COVID-related material for the contracting community, including this memorandum and FAQs.

Policy Vault:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ops/policy_vault.html

Memorandum:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/Implementation_Guidance_CARES_3610_DPC.pdf

FAQs:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/docs/covid-19/FAQ_Implementation_Guidance_CARES_3610_2020.04.09.pdf

DPC COVID-19 Page:
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/COVID-19.html