AAPD 21-05, Revision 1:

Revised and Expanded Fringe Benefits for U.S. Personal Services Contractors

Subject Category: Personal Services Contracts

Purpose: 

Purpose: This AAPD announces revisions to the AIDAR to authorize revised and expanded fringe benefits for U.S. personal services contractors (USPSCs), including paid parental leave (PPL) and a relocation expense benefit, as a matter of Agency policy. This AAPD was originally issued on November 23, 2021 for the deviation set to expire November 24, 2023. This Revision 1 is issued pursuant to approved deviation #M/OAA-DEV-AIDAR-24-1c that extends the applicability of the deviation, but with revisions to USPSC paid parental leave (PPL) rules, as explained below.

This AAPD will take effect on November 24, 2023 through November 23, 2025, or when final rulemaking or other Agency superseding policy becomes effective, whichever is earliest.

REQUIRED ACTION:

Contracting officers (COs), including warranted EXOs, must insert the corresponding General Provision contract clauses (GPs) from AIDAR Appendix D, section 12, provided in Attachment 1, as described below:
 

1. Paid Parental Leave (PPL) Benefit

  • Incorporate AIDAR Appendix D, GP 5 in all new solicitations and awards made on or after the effective date of this AAPD

  • For all existing USPSC awards, incorporate GP 5 through a bilateral contract modification along with the next planned modification or earlier based on CO workload. If a USPSC has a need for PPL prior to the next planned contract modification, the USPSC may request the CO to modify the contract earlier. Please note that the CO must not approve PPL retroactively and the contractor will only be authorized PPL when the birth or placement of a child occurs on or after the effective date of the bilateral contract modification. For all existing awards, the USPSC must agree by the bilateral modification to extend the minimum written notice period for the USPSC to initiate termination of this contract under section 12, clause 16(b), from 15 days to 12-workweeks, equivalent to the 12-workweek mandatory period of performance obligation incurred for using paid parental leave, before PPL can be authorized.  

2. Relocation Expense Benefit

  • Incorporate AIDAR Appendix D, GP 30 in all new solicitations and awards made on or after the effective date of this AAPD, as appropriate in accordance with the prescription of the clause.

Date Issued: November 13, 2023