A. Policy. In accordance with 5201.170 (DFARS 201.170) Peer Reviews, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Acquisition and Logistics Management DASN(A&LM) memorandum of March 26, 2009, DoN peer reviews shall be performed on solicitations and contracts with estimated acquisition values of $50,000,000 or more (inclusive of options).
B. Process. Enclosure (1) of DASN(AP) memorandum dated March 26, 2009 describes the DoN peer review process which applies to all Navy/Marine Corps Contracting Activities.
C. Reporting requirements. In accordance with 5201.170, Peer Reviews, DoN contracting activities shall submit by the 25th day of every month, a rolling forecast of acquisitions valued $250,000,000 or more (options inclusive) requiring peer reviews which provides the following information:
● Command/Buying Activity (include Location)
● Peer Review Authority (DPAP, DASN(AP))
● Program or contract action (Description)
● Estimated value (Inclusive of options)
● Competitive (Yes or No)
● Anticipated Milestones (Dates) for the following:
- Pre-Solicitation Review
- Pre-BCM/PNM or Pre-BAFO Review
- Post-BCM/PNM or Pre-Award Review
- Post-Award Review (Services)
● Required Award Date or Option Exercise Date
● Buying Activity POC (Name/telephone number/email address)
Comments (e.g. Identify ACAT or MAIS level, if applicable
To standardize report submission, use the DoN Peer Review Projections spreadsheet format available at the following DoN website: https://acquisition.navy.mil/rda/home/policy_and_guidance/nmcars.
D. Resources. The following reference documents or resource tools support these procedures:
● Director, DPAP memorandum Peer Reviews of Contracts for Supplies and Services dated September 29, 2008. http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000820-08-DPAP.pdf
● Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5000.02 Operation of the Defense Acquisition System dated December 8, 2008. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/500002p.pdf
● Director, DPAP memorandum Review Criteria for the Acquisition of Services dated February 18, 2009. http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA002735-08-DPAP.pdf
● DPAP Peer Review Resources Webpage, available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/cpic/cp/peer_reviews.html
● Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 201.170,
Peer Reviews. http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/201_1.htm
● DFARS PGI 201.170 Peer Reviews. http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/frameset.htm?dfarsno=201_1&pgino=PGI201_1&dfarsanchor=201.170&pgianchor=201.170.
● DASN(A&LM) memorandum Department of the Navy Peer Review Program dated March 26, 2009. https://acquisition.navy.mil/rda/content/view/full/6526
● NMCARS Subparts 5201.170, Peer Reviews