PART 13 -- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUBPART 13.1 – PROCEDURES
13.106-3 Award and documentation.
SUBPART 13.2 – ACTIONS AT OR BELOW THE MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD
213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card
SUBPART 13.3 -- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS
13.301 Government-wide commercial purchase card
SUBPART 13.5 -- TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS
13.501 Special documentation requirements
PART 13 -- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES
13.106-3 Award and documentation.
(S-90) Documenting the Basis for Award - Inquiry/Quote/Order (I/Q/O) Process. An I/Q/O Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM) for Communication Service Authorizations (CSAs) shall be prepared for all I/Q/O contracting actions and included in the official contract file. This I/Q/O PNM is applicable for use on telecommunication services and equipment accomplished using the I/Q/O process or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Long Lines Agency (ALLA)/National Allied Long Lines Agency (NALLA) circuit demand process under the threshold for the test program for certain commercial items of $6.5M. The I/Q/O PNM fulfills the documentation requirements in FAR 13.106-3 and provides the determination of fair and reasonable pricing.
** The I/Q/O PNM for Communication Service Authorizations (CSAs) template is located at https://www.ditco.disa.mil/DitcoContractingTemplates/doku.php?id=price_negotiation_memorandum_pnm_templates.
(S-91) Approval of I/Q/O PNM. Approval at the contracting officer level is required for the I/Q/O PNM. The contracting officer must sign the summary before the award of the order/modification and place a copy in the official contract file.
SUBPART 13.2 – ACTIONS AT OR BELOW THE MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD
213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
(b)(2) The Chief, DITCO-Scott and the Commander, DITCO-Pacific are delegated the authority to make the written determination required by DFARS 213.270(b)(1) for applicable actions at their respective field office locations.
SUBPART 13.3 -- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS
13.301 Government-wide commercial purchase card.
(S-90) References:
(S-91) Using the Government-wide commercial purchase card to acquire and pay for supplies and services does not "exempt" DISA from the Economy Act. See FAR/DARS Subpart 17.5 for Economy Act applicability.
(S-92) Procedures. The HCA is responsible for developing and maintaining Agency purchase card procedures. The DISA commercial purchase card procedures are incorporated into the Commercial Purchase Card Program Deskbook located at http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/deskbooks.asp.
SUBPART 13.5 -- TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS
13.501 Special documentation requirements.
(a)(1)(ii) Follow DARS Part 6 and the J&A Template (Appendix G) if a justification and approval is required.
(S-90) See DARS 6.303-90(a) & (b) for J&A format. See DARS 6.303-90(c) and (d) and 6.304(S-90) for amended justification requirements.