PRICE VALIDATION CODE, AIR FORCE: A CODE USED BY THE AIR FORCE TO INDICATE THE VALIDITY OF THE RECORDED UNIT PRICE. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 177 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.RECORDED UNIT PRICE. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 177 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
Code values (7)
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| A | Is Being Analyzed | THE STANDARD PRICE IS BEING ANALYZED. -ZOP OR STANDARD PRICE CHALLENGES WILL BE ACCEPTED, BUT MUST BE SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION. IN MOST CASES, UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS PRESENTED, THE CHALLENGE WILL BE CLOSED, AS A DUPLICATED CHALLENGE TO THE ONGOING ANALYSIS. -THE PVC CODE WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS. |
| D | Considered to Be Excessive | THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE, WHICH IS THE BASIS FOR THE STANDARD PRICE, HAS BEEN ANALYZED AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE EXCESSIVE. PRICE CHANGE IS DEFERRED BECAUSE THE ITEM IS NOT IN A BUY STATUS. -THE PRICE HAS BEEN ANALYZED. THE PRICE IS EXCESSIVE BUT A SERVICE OR AGENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DID PAY THAT PRICE. - WHILE THE FUTURE PRICE IS UNKNOWN, THE PROPER PRICE RANGE HAS BEEN ESTABLSIHED. ZOP OR STANDARD PRICE CHALLENGES WILL BE ACCEPTED, BUT MUST BE SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION. IN MOST CASES, UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS PRESENTED, THE CHALLENGE WILL BE CLOSED AS A DUPLICATE CHALLENGE. |
| E | Estimated Price | THE CURRENT STANDARD PRICE IS AN ESTIMATED PRICE. - ESTIMATED PRICE CHALLENGES ARE ALLOWED, BUT FOLLOW PROCEDURES IN PARA 60.B(3) OF SECTION L OF THIS MANUAL. - THIS CODE WILL BE CHANGED TO A ``P'' CODE UPON NOTIFICATION OF A CONTRACT PRICE OR THIS CODE WILL BE CHANGED TO AN UPDATED CODE UPON DETERMINATION OF A VALID PRICE. |
| N | Not Been Analyzed or Reviewed for Accuracy | THE CURRENT STANDARD PRICE IN THE CATALOG MANAGEMENT DATA (CMD) HAS NOT BEEN ANALYZED OR CODED FOR LP/LM. -THE PRICE HAS NOT BEEN ANALYZED OR REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY. -ZOP OR STANDARD PRICE CHALLENGES ARE PERMISSIBLE, BUT MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION. HOWEVER, IF CODED FOR LOCAL PURCHASE (LP) OR FABRICATION/MANUFACTURE AS INDICATED WITH AN (LM) ACQUISITION ADVICE CODE OF "L" OR "F", THE CASE MUST BE EVALUATED LOCALLY WHERE PURCHASED OR FABRICATED. |
| P | Negotiated Provisioned Price | THE CURRENT STANDARD PRICE IS THE NEGOTIATED PROVISIONED PRICE - THIS IS THE PRICE PAID BY DOD FOR THE ITEM AS THE RESULT OF PRICE NEGOTIATION OF THE PROVISIONED ITEM ORDER (PIO) OR OTHER INITIAL NEGOTIATED PRICE. -ZOP OR STANDARD PRICE CHALLENGES ARE PERMISSIBLE BUT SHOULD BE SUPPORTED WITH ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION. |
| V | Accepted Price Range | THE CURRENT STANDARD PRICE HAS BEEN VALIDATED. - THE ITEM HAS BEEN ANALYZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ZERO OVERPRICING PROGRAM AND IS IN THE ACCEPTED PRICE RANGE. -THE ITEM WAS PROCURED UNDER OPEN COMPETITION AND UNDER THE COMPETITIVE ARENA THE PRICE IS CONSIDERED FAIR AND REASONABLE. -ZOP OR STANDARD PRICE CHALLENGES ARE PERMISSIBLE BUT MUST BE SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION. |
| X | Previous Price Was Erroneous | THE CURRENT STANDARD PRICE HAS BEEN VALIDATED AND THE PREVIOUS PRICE WAS ERRONEOUS. - THE ITEM WAS OVERPRICED AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS REFUNDED THE OVERCHARGE OR DOD ACTIVITIES DID NOT ACTUALLY PAY THE PREVIOUS PRICE. THE PRICE PAID IS WITHIN THE ANALYZED ACCEPTABLE RANGE. - IF THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE PREVIOUS PRICE EXCEEDS $99.99, OR IF THE PRICE CHANGE EXCEEDS 500% AND THE EXTENDED VALUE OF ANY AFFECTED TRANSACTION EXCEEDS $99.99, THEN REVERSE-POST PROCEDURES WILL APPLY WHERE THE STOCK FUND HAS OVERCHARGED UNIT O&M FUNDS. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. - ZOP OR STANDARD PRICE CHALLENGES ARE PERMISSIBLE, BUT SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION. |
About PVC
What is PVC in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
PVC (Price Validation) pRICE VALIDATION CODE, AIR FORCE: A CODE USED BY THE AIR FORCE TO INDICATE THE VALIDITY OF THE RECORDED UNIT PRICE. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 177 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.RECORDED UNIT PRICE. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 177 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
What does PVC code A mean?
PVC code A means "Is Being Analyzed". THE STANDARD PRICE IS BEING ANALYZED. -ZOP OR STANDARD PRICE CHALLENGES WILL BE ACCEPTED, BUT MUST BE SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION. IN MOST CASES, UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS PRESENTED, THE CHALLENGE WILL BE CLOSED, AS A DUPLICATED CHALLENGE TO THE ONGOING ANALYSIS. -THE PVC CODE WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS.
How many PVC codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 7 PVC (Price Validation) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
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