BCM Beginning Segment for Contractor Cost Data Reporting

To indicate the beginning of the contractor cost data reports and transmit identifying numbers, descriptions, action codes, program and contract type, funding identification, and security level

Position: BCM-01 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

Position: BCM-02 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCM02 is the transaction set effective date.

Position: BCM-03 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCM03 is the report effective date.

Position: BCM-04 · Element: 367 · Name: Contract Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Contract number

R0405: At least one of BCM-04 or BCM-05 is required

Position: BCM-05 · Element: 369 · Name: Free-form Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 45 · Repeat: 1

Free-form descriptive text

BCM05 is used to describe the report.

Position: BCM-06 · Element: 1308 · Name: Contract Action Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the expected resultant type of contract action or current type of contract action

Position: BCM-07 · Element: 1193 · Name: Program Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a program type

Position: BCM-08 · Element: 369 · Name: Free-form Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 45 · Repeat: 1

Free-form descriptive text

BCM08 is used to describe other unlisted program types.

Position: BCM-09 · Element: 1198 · Name: Contracting Funding Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the funding type

Position: BCM-10 · Element: 1166 · Name: Contract Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a contract type

Position: BCM-11 · Element: 786 · Name: Security Level Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following

Position: BCM-12 · Element: 100 · Name: Currency Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the Standard ISO code for country in whose currency the charges are specified