(a) Procuring organization COMPADs, small business specialists, technical personnel, and program managers are the resources to assist contracting officers in expanding competition.

(b) Procuring organization COMPADs, small business specialists, technical personnel, and program managers are the resources to assist contracting officers in expanding the use of commercial items.

(d)(i)(B) An acquisition valued over the SAT but less than $50 million for all years requires a written streamlined acquisition plan (SAP) (see template in 53.9007(a)53.9007 Acquisition planning.). For acquisitions valued $50 million or more for all years or $25 million or more for any fiscal year, follow DFARS 207.103(d)(i)(B).

(g)(1) All service requirements require written review, validation, prioritization and approval/disapproval by the Decision Authority as directed in DLA Manual 5000.74, DLA Acquisition of Services.

(2) Program managers, functional service managers, requirements generators, requirements owners, and requirements analysts must—

(i) Obtain approval of all service requirements under their purview by the appropriate Decision Authority, who must provide approval of service requirements before the contracting officer develops an acquisition strategy; and

(ii) Provide to the cognizant contracting office a complete package as directed in DLA Manual 5000.74 including appropriate documentation that the service requirement is approved and funded.

(3) Contracting officers must:

(i) Obtain documentation of the review, validation, approval, and funding of service requirements with the requirements package; and

(ii) Include a statement in the acquisition plan that the documentation of the review, validation, approval, and funding of the service requirements demonstrates the requirement is valid, approved, and funded.