§ 3227. Guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data

• (a) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, develop policies, procedures, guidance, and a collection method to ensure that quality acquisition cost data are collected to facilitate cost estimation and comparison across acquisition programs.
• (b) The program manager and contracting officer for each acquisition program in an amount greater than an amount described in section 3041(c)(1) of this title , in consultation with the cost estimating component of the relevant military department or Defense Agency, shall ensure that cost data are collected in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).
• (c) The requirement under subsection (a) may be waived only by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.