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DARS



FAR

DFARS Implements FAR As

DFARS Supplements FAR As

DARS Supplements DFARS As

19

219

219.70

219.70

19.5

219.5

219.570

219.570

19.501

219.501

219.501-70

219.501-90

19.501-1

219.501-1

219.501-1-70

219.501-1-90

19.501-1(a)

219.501-1(a)

219.501-1(a)(S-70)

219.501-19(a)(S-90)

19.501-1(a)(1)

219.501-1(a)(1)

219.501-1(a)(1)(S-70)

219.501-1(a)(1)(S-90)

Type of Appointment

Maximum $ Authority

Training Qualifications

SF 1402 Limitation Statements*

Communications Management & Control Activity (CMCA)

$25K

CON 110, CON 111, CON 112 & CON 237

5

Purchase Card

$150K

DAWIA Level I - Purchasing or Contracting and completion of all mandatory purchase card training

8, 10

FTS2001/Networx

$150K

DAWIA Level I - Purchasing or Contracting

7

WHCA

$500K

DAWIA Level II Contracting

9, 10

SAT

$150K

DAWIA Level II Contracting

1, 10

Basic

$1M

DAWIA Level II Contracting

1, 10

Intermediate

$10M

DAWIA Level II Contracting

1,2, 3

Advanced

$50M

DAWIA Level II Contracting

1,2, 3

Unlimited

Unlimited

DAWIA Level III Contracting

4

Tariff Changes

Unlimited

DAWIA Level III Contracting

6

(S-91) Application for appointment as a contracting officer.

The “DISA Application for Appointment as a Contracting Officer” must document the education, experience, and training qualifications. The following format is provided (cut and paste into a new document).

I. IDENTIFICATION

a. Name of Appointee:

b. Office Code:

 

c. Grade and Series (or Rank):

 

d. Job Title:

 

e. Brief Description of Duties:

II. EDUCATION

a. Number of Years of Successfully Completed College:

 

b. Bachelors Degree Major:

 

c. Bachelors Degree Minor:

 

d. Year Bachelors Degree Awarded:

 

    Other Degrees (Bachelors and above)

e. Major:

 

f. Type of Degree (for example “Masters of Science”):

 

g. Year Degree Awarded:

 

h. Have you obtained 24 or more Semester Credit Hours in Business-Related Disciplines?

III. EXPERIENCE

Identify experience in Government contracting and administration, or commercial purchasing or related fields

a. Number of Years of Contract Specialist/Administrator experience:

 

    1. Dates (for example “Jan 05 to Jun 09”):

 

    2. Grade or rank:

 

    3. Job Title:

 

    4. Employer:

 

    5. Duties:

b. Number of Years Contracting Officer experience (not included above):

 

    1. Dates:

 

    2. Grade:

 

    3. Warrant Amount:

    $

    4. Agency that issued Warrant (for example “DISA”):

 

    5. Warrant number if issued by DISA:

 

    6. Have you already passed the DISA contracting officer appointment test?
    If yes, date:

c. Number of Years of Other Directly Pertinent Experience (not already included):

 

      1. Job Title:

 

      2. Dates:

 

      3. Duties:

IV. TRAINING

Identify satisfactory completion of acquisition requirements reflected in DFARS 201.603.2 and implemented by the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).

a. DAWIA Certification Level:

 

b. DAWIA Certification Field (for example “contracting”):

 

    c. Are you registered in EDA (Electronic Document Access is required for a warrant; registration is available at https://eda2.ogden.disa.mil)

V. NECESSITY FOR APPOINTMENT

Rationale to justify both the need for appointment and the appointment level:

VI. REQUESTED CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORITY AND LIMITATIONS

Type of authority being requested including maximum dollar authority, and any limitations (for example “$500,000 authority with no T for D authority”):

VII. FILE VERIFICATION

HCO: Ensure the applicant’s information was verified against their personnel file. (State if any information was not verifiable).

VIII. SIGNATURES

a. Name and title of HCO:

 

b. HCO’s Signature and Date:

 

c. Applicant’s Signature and Date:

 

    d. Applicant’s Name exactly how the applicant intends to sign contractual documents: (which is the name that will appear on the warrant)

FAR Part / Subject

Number of Questions

1

FAR System

1

3

Improper Business Practices

1

6

Competition Requirements

2

7

Acquisition Planning

2

15

Negotiations

5

16

Types of Contracts

3

17

Special Methods

3

19

Small Business Programs

3

32

Contract Financing

2

33

Protests, Disputes and Appeals

2

37

Services

3

42

Contract Administration

2

43

Modifications

1

(ii) Upon written request of an HCO to PL23, an administrative change may be accomplished to an existing appointment via simplified procedures tailored to fit the specific need. All administrative changes to an SF 1402 will require termination of the existing appointment and approval and issuance of a new SF 1402 by the HCA.

Contract Value*

Clearance Approval Authority (CAA)

$6.5M - < $10M

At least one level above the contracting officer

$10M - < $50M

Branch Chief

= or > $50M

There is no CAA for this group of acquisitions. However, a PL22 policy compliance review and a legal review shall be obtained prior to the release of a solicitation or prior to requesting SSA approval to award.

Contract Value*

Clearance Approval Authority (CAA)

$6.5M - < $10M

At least one level above the contracting officer

$10M - < $50M

Head of the Contracting Office (HCO)

= or > $50M

Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA)

Documents to Attach to Requests for Legal Review

Non-Competitive Actions

Competitive Acquisitions IAW FAR Part 12 and/or 15

Competitive Acquisitions IAW FAR Subpart 8.4 or FAR Subpart 16.5

Type of Clearance

Decision Point

     

Business Clearance

Prior to Release of Solicitation

Not Applicable

Solicitation

Solicitation

Business Clearance

Prior to Beginning Negotiations

Not Applicable

*Reference DARS 15.406-3 for required review and approval of Pre- PNMs and Sole source PNMs

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Contract Clearance

Prior to Requesting Final Proposal Revisions

Not Applicable

Proposed letter to offerors requesting final proposal revisions

Proposed letter to offerors requesting final proposal revisions

Contract Clearance

Prior to Award

Contract, order or modification and post-PNM

Contract, Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD), Best-value trade-off or LPTA evaluation summaries (e.g., Selection Recommendation Document (SRD)), and draft notification to unsuccessful offerors.

Order, post-PNM, any best-value trade-off or LPTA evaluation summaries (e.g., Selection Recommendation Document (SRD)), and draft notification to unsuccessful offerors.

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