DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: Contractor Sustainment Report (DD Form 1921-4)
Number: DI-FNCL-81831 Approval Date: 20120510
AMSC Number: D9180 Limitation: N/A
DTIC Applicable: No GIDEP Applicable: No
Preparing Activity: CAPE
Applicable Forms: DD Form 1921-4
Use/Relationship: For background and detailed requirements related to Contractor Cost Data
Reporting (CCDR), refer to DoD 5000.04-M-1, “Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR)
Manual.”
DD Form 1921-4, “Contractor Sustainment Report,” is used by contractors to submit: (1) direct
and indirect actual cost data on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis on Government contracts
and (2) proposed direct and indirect cost data in response to Government solicitations according
to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) sections 234.7100, 234.7101,
242.503-2, 252.234-7003, and 252.234-7004.
This Data Item Description (DID) summarizes the format for DD Form 1921-4 and provides
preparation instructions to support the specific data and frequency requirements specified in the
contract. DD Form 1921-4 is related to other CCDR forms, including DD Form 1921, “Cost Data
Summary Report” (DI-FNCL-81565), DD Form 1921-1, “Functional Cost-Hour Report” (DI-
FNCL-81566), DD Form 1921-2, “Progress Curve Report” (DI-FNCL-81567), and DD Form
1921-3, “Contractor Business Data Report” (DI-FNCL-81765). This DID is also related to the
Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) DID (DI-MGMT-81334). All forms are available
for inclusion on any contract that meets the criteria specified in DoD Instruction 5000.02 or
under other conditions specified for a particular contractual effort.
Requirements:
1. Reference documents. The applicable issue of the documents cited herein, including their
approval dates and dates of any applicable amendments, notices, and revisions, shall be as cited
in ASSIST at the time of the solicitation; or, for non-ASSIST documents, as stated herein.
2. References.
a. DoD Instruction 5000.02, “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System,” [current
version], available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/. This instruction contains
mandatory CCDR requirements.
b. DoD 5000.04-M-1, “Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR) Manual,” [current
version], available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/
c. DD Form 2794, “Cost and Software Data Reporting Plan,” [current version], available at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/. Commonly referred to as the CSDR Plan, a
completed DD Form 2794 must be approved by the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD) Deputy Director, Cost Assessment (DDCA).
d. MIL-STD-881C, Work Breakdown Structure for Defense Materiel Items, available at
https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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