AFARS PART 5106

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Subpart 5106.3 -- Other Than Full and Open Competition

Subpart 5106.5 -- Competition Advocates


AFARS -- Part 5106

Competition Requirements


Subpart 5106.3 -- Other Than Full and Open Competition

5106.302 -- Circumstances Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

5106.302-1 –Deleted. [AFARS Revision #008, dated February 3, 2004]

5106.302-3 -- Industrial Mobilization; or Engineering, Development, or Research Capability

(c) When using the authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), the contracting officer must ensure that the technical and requirements personnel’s certifications required by FAR 6.303-1(b) and 6.303-2(b) contain a statement that the proposed effort has been reviewed to assure that it falls within the charter or special capabilities of the proposed institution and establishes or maintains (as appropriate) an essential engineering, research or development capability to be provided by an educational or other non-profit institution or a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). In addition, when proposing to contract directly with an FFRDC not sponsored by the contracting activity, the contracting officer must ensure that the requirements personnel have included with the procurement request a written confirmation from the sponsoring agency that the proposed effort falls within the purpose, mission and general scope of effort or special competency of the FFRDC. (See FAR 17.504(e).)

5106.303 -- Justifications.

5106.303-1 -- Requirements.

(b) HCAs must establish appropriate management levels for review and approval of recommendations by technical and requirements personnel.

(c) A justification made on a class basis—

5106.303-1-90 -- Requirements for Amended Justifications.

(a) The contracting officer must amend the justification and obtain the required approvals when any of the following occur prior to award of the contract:

(d) Prepare all amended justifications as required in 5106.303-2-90(b)(3).

5106.303-2 -- Content.

Attach a copy of the approved acquisition plan (DFARS 207.103(c)) to the justification.

5106.303-2-90 -- Format of the Justification Review and Justification and Approval Documents.

(a) General. The formats for justification review document (5153.9004) and justification and approval must be used for contracting actions exceeding $50 million.

(b) Instructions.

5106.304 -- Approval of the Justification.

(a) If any change (e.g., dollar value, strategy, scope) exceeds the basis for the original justification approval authority, new justification approval must be obtained from the appropriate approval authority prior to award.

(c) Class justifications must be approved in the same manner as individual justifications with the same approval thresholds..

Subpart 5106.5 -- Competition Advocates

5106.501 -- Requirement.

The ASA(ALT) appoints the Army Competition Advocate General. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement (SAAL-ZP) is the Army Competition Advocate General (ACAG). The ACAG has delegated to HCAs the authority to appoint the Special Competition Advocates (SCAs) at Army procuring activities and their alternates. This authority shall not be redelegated. Designation of competition advocates at contracting offices subordinate to contracting activities must depend on the nature of the contracting mission of the office, the volume of significant contracting actions, the complexity of acquisition planning and other responsibilities of such local advocates. Competition advocates may be appointed on a part-time basis.

5106.502 -- Duties and Responsibilities.

(b)

(B) Significant actions taken to increase competition or overcome barriers to competition, number of new sources identified as a result of market research, notable savings or performance/quality enhancements resulting from competition, and employees recognized for initiatives to enhance competition. [AFARS Revision #005, dated Sept 27, 2002]

(C) Mitigating factors affecting goal achievement. [AFARS Revision #005, dated Sept 27, 2002]

(D) A plan for competition in the coming fiscal year. [AFARS Revision #005, dated Sept 27, 2002]

(E) Any other activities and accomplishments. [AFARS Revision #005, dated Sept 27, 2002]

(F) Their competition goal for the coming fiscal year. [AFARS Revision #005, dated Sept 27, 2002]

(ii) Deleted. [AFARS Revision #005, dated Sept 27, 2002]

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