Attachment 5601-1.2 e Table Of Contents


APPROVAL LEVELS OF AUTHORITY AND DOCUMENT REVIEW – June 2021
(unless further restricted by individual Contracting Officer warrant levels)
WARC OM (includes NSWDG)
ACTION	REVIEW	APPROVAL
1. Acquisition Plan (See paragraphs & paragraph )
Development:
Equal to or greater than $10M	FCO*, Legal & SOF AT&L-KB	SSA
Production:
Equal to or greater than $25M in any one year or equal to or greater than $50M for all years.	FCO*, Legal & SOF AT&L-KB	SSA
*NOTE:* For Services refer to 5601-1.2l paragraphs
2. Type of Contract D&F
Single-Award Indefinite-Quantity Contracts greater than $112M	Legal, SOF AT&L-KM/KX/KB, & HCA	SPE
Award Fee Contracts	Legal & SOF AT&L-KB	HCA
Incentive Fee Contracts	KO	FCO₁
Personal Services Contract	Legal & SOF AT&L-KB	HCA
Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA)	Legal & SOF AT&L-KB	HCA
Contracts or orders with T&M or LH CLINs (greater than $1M OR greater than 3 yrs)	Legal & SOF AT&L-KB	HCA
Contracts or orders with T&M or LH CLINs (less than or equal to $1M AND less than or equal to 3 yrs)	KO	FCO₂
3. Justification and Approvals (J&As), Brand Name Justifications, and Exception to Fair Opportunity
Equal to or less than $700,000	KO	KO
Greater than $700,000 but less than $6.5M	Legal	PAAC
Equal to or greater than $6.5M, but less than $13.5M	FCO, Legal, SOF AT&L-KB, & PAAC	AAC
Equal to or greater than $13.5M, but less than $93M	FCO, Legal, SOF AT&L-KB, PAAC & AAC	HCA
Equal to or greater than $93M	FCO, Legal, SOF AT&L-KB, PAAC, AAC & HCA	SPE
4a. Requests for Proposals, Invitations for Bids, and Requests for Quotes
Equal to or less than $2M	KO	KO
Greater than $2M, but less than $4M	Legal	KO
Equal to or greater than $4M, but less than $6.5M	Legal	FCO
For competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M	FCO, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable), & SSA	SOF AT&L-KB
For non-competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M	Legal & FCO	SOF AT&L-KB
4b. Requests for Final Proposals Revisions (Competitive - if applicable)
Equal to or greater than $50M	FCO, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable) & SOF AT&L-KB	SSA
5. Business Clearance
Equal to or less than $2M	KO	KO
Greater than $2M, but less than $4M	Legal	KO
Equal to or greater than $4M, but less than $6.5M	Legal	FCO
Equal to or greater than $6.5M, but less than $50M	FCO & Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
For competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M	FCO & Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
For non-competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M, but less than $500M	FCO & Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
Equal to or greater than $500M	FCO, Legal, & DPC	SOF AT&L-KB
6. Contract Clearance
Equal to or less than $2M	KO	KO
Greater than $2M, but less than $4M	Legal	KO
Equal to or greater than $4M, but less than $6.5M	Legal	FCO
Equal to or greater than $6.5M, but less than $50M	FCO & Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
For competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M	FCO & Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
For non-competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M, but less than $500M	FCO & Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
Equal to or greater than $500M	FCO, Legal, & DPC	SOF AT&L-KB
7. Source Selection or Evaluation Plans
Less than $6.5M	KO	SSA
Equal to or greater than $6.5M	SOF AT&L-KM/KX/KB, & Legal	SSA
8. Post Award Peer Reviews (Required for Services Only -See SOFARS 5601.170 )
Equal to or greater than $50M	Legal, FCO & SOF AT&L-KB	N/A
9. Ratifications
Equal to or less than the SAT	KO & Legal	FCO
Greater than the SAT	FCO, Legal, & SOF AT&L-KB	HCA
10. Terminations
Termination for Default	Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
Termination for Convenience (equal to or less than the SAT)	KO	FCO
Termination for Convenience (greater than the SAT)	Legal	SOF AT&L-KB
1 When the FCO is also the KO, approval authority is one level above the FCO. ₂ When the FCO is also the KO, the approval authority will be the HCA. NOTE: The USSOCOM Acquisition Executive/Senior Procurement Executive (AE/SPE) designates as, and delegates the duties of, the USSOCOM Agency Advocate for Competition (AAC) to the Deputy Director of Procurement, and the Procuring Activity Advocate for Competition (PAAC) to each Division Chief of SOF AT&L-KF/KH/KP/KW/KI/KR/KS and Field Contracting Office Chiefs.