Mandatory ICE schedules A–P, H-1
All 17 schedules present, reconciled to the GL, and internally consistent — or the pack does not release.
The most rigorous FAR 52.216-7 submission pack a GovCon can file.
DCAA Incurred Cost Submission Engine assembles a documentation-complete incurred cost submission pack — every mandatory ICE schedule (A–P, H-1), the 47-question adequacy checklist, the unallowable-cost screen, the certified-mail packet, and the 6-month calendar — checked against the letter of FAR 52.216-7 and DCAA adequacy standards before a specialist releases it.
Every schedule of FAR 52.216-747-question adequacy checklist, gate-checkedGL · contract · prior-year · payroll reconciliationSpecialist release on every pack5-business-day SLA
Why submissions fail
A single missing schedule can trigger a unilateral rate determination.
A government contractor's incurred cost submission is only as strong as the documentation behind it. Miss one of the mandatory ICE schedules (A–P, H-1), skip a required unallowable-cost screen, mis-time the 6-month deadline, or fail to certify correctly — and the submission can be rejected, triggering withheld payments, unilateral rate imposition, and penalties of up to two times the disallowed amount under FAR 42.709.
Most contractors run this by hand, from memory, once a year. The FAR has not been read end-to-end since the last time it mattered. That is exactly where completeness gaps hide.
DCAA Incurred Cost Submission Engine exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
1 of 47
missing adequacy checklist items is enough to trigger rejection
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of the FAR — schedule by schedule.
We do not summarize the law and hope. Every pack is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of FAR 52.216-7 and the DCAA ICE model. These are the provisions each pack is held to.
6-month deadline
The submission date is verified to fall no later than 6 months after fiscal year-end, computed deterministically — never estimated.
47-question adequacy checklist
Every question answered, with particular attention to Question 47 (certification signature) — the single most common cause of rejection.
Unallowable-cost screen
All 46 selected-cost categories screened against the GL; expressly unallowable costs identified and excluded, with penalty exposure documented.
Certification
A qualified government-contract accountant reviews and signs the certification. No pack ships without a human signature.
Penalty protection
The unallowable-cost screen is documented to show due diligence, reducing exposure to the 2x penalty for expressly unallowable costs.
How a pack is built
Intake to specialist release, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A human specialist signs every release. That order is never reversed.
01
Gap Scan
Upload the trial balance, prior submission, contract briefs, and GL export. We return a free completeness read: which schedules and checklist items you already have, and which are missing.
02
Evidence & reconciliation
As your authorized clerical agent, we reconcile the GL to the prior submission, extract contract data, and build the schedule foundation, corroborated across sources.
03
Grounded drafting
The 17 ICE schedules are drafted from your validated data and the FAR rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
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Deterministic completeness gates
Schedules reconcile to the GL to the penny; the 6-month window is verified; the 47-question checklist is resolved; unallowable-cost screen is complete. Any failure blocks release.
05
Specialist release
A government-contract accountant reviews the exception queue and signs the certification. High-value or complex submissions route to attorney review first.
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Delivery
You receive the pack: completed ICE schedules, adequacy checklist, evidence log, unallowable-cost screen, certified-mail packet with labels, and the 6-month ICS calendar — ready for the contractor to file under its own name.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
Specialist-released
No pack ships without a human signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to released pack.
<1%
Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard pack library.
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Reconciliation sources
GL · prior submission · contract briefs · payroll, every applicable file.
Why DCAA Incurred Cost Submission Engine
Built to be the most thorough option a contractor has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every mandatory schedule and checklist item accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a FAR requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run reconciliations as your clerical agent. We never give legal advice, certify the submission, or represent you before DCAA.
Engagement
Flat fee, per released pack. No contingency, ever.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with a documentation standard — not a cut of any recovery.
- A free Gap Scan before you commit — see exactly what is missing.
- One flat fee per released Incurred Cost Submission Completeness Pack; disclosed pass-through search fees.
- Optional fixed-fee attorney review for high-value or complex submissions.
- Optional Audit Defense Add-on for the DCAA adequacy review and incurred-cost audit, pre-dated to your submission window.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is DCAA Incurred Cost Submission Engine a law firm?
No. DCAA Incurred Cost Submission Engine, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent you in any legal matter. Attorney review is available and recommended for high-value or complex submissions.
Do you certify the submission or represent us before DCAA?
Never. The contractor's authorized representative certifies the submission. We prepare the documentation as your clerical agent. The contractor remains the party responsible for filing and defending the submission.
What makes a pack 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by the FAR: all 17 ICE schedules present and reconciled, the 47-question adequacy checklist resolved, the unallowable-cost screen complete, and the certification signed by a qualified accountant. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to a specialist-released pack. The free Gap Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what is still needed.
How are you priced?
A flat fee per released pack, plus disclosed pass-through search costs. No contingency and no percentage of any recovered amount or contract value.
See what's missing before it costs you a rate determination.
Start with a free Gap Scan. Send your trial balance, prior submission, and contract briefs and we'll return a completeness read against every schedule of FAR 52.216-7.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the contractor files every submission.