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DFARS PGI 225_77



(Revised October 8, 2014)

PGI 225.77-ACQUISITIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN

PGI 225.7703 Enhanced authority to acquire products or services from Afghanistan.

PGI 225.7703-1 Acquisition procedures.

PGI 225.7703-2 Determination requirements.

AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM

___________1___________

Determination and Findings

Upon the basis of the following findings and determination, which I hereby make in accordance with the provisions of DFARS 225.7799-2 (DEVIATION 2014-O0014), the acquisition of a product or service, other than small arms, in support of operations in Afghanistan may be made as follows:

FINDINGS

1. The _____ 1A_________ proposes to purchase under solicitation number _ _________1B_________ , ___________________1C__________________ . The total estimated cost of this acquisition is __ __ 1D____ .

2. The product or service is to be used by _____________ 2__________________

3. The contracting officer recommends conducting the acquisition using the following procedure, which, given this determination, is authorized by section 801 of Public Law 111-084 and section 886 of Pub. L. 110-181:

______________________________________3______________________________.

4. To implement the recommended procedure, the solicitation will contain:

5. The proposed acquisition will provide a product or service that is to be used ____________________________5________________________________________.

6.a. For products or services from Central Asia, Pakistan, or the South Caucasus, it is in the national security interest of the United States to use a procedure specified in 225.7799-1(a)(DEVIATION 2014-O0014) because the procedure is necessary to

_________________________________6A________________________________.

Use of the procedure for acquisition of products or services from Central Asia, Pakistan, or the South Caucasus will not adversely affect military or stability operations in Afghanistan or the United States industrial base (see _6B)__.

Use of the procedure for acquisition of products or services from Afghanistan will not adversely affect military or stability operations in Afghanistan or the United States industrial base (see _6B)__. (see 6C)

7. Acquisitions conducted using the procedures specified in DFARS 225.7799-1(a) (DEVIATION 2014-O0014), (see para. 3. above), are authorized to use other than full and open competition procedures and do not require the justification and approval addressed in FAR Subpart 6.3.

8. Requirement will be/was synopsized: YES NO If not synopsized, exception at FAR 5.202(a) applies.

___________________________________ Date:_____________

CONTRACTING OFFICER

Name:______________________

Office Symbol: _______________

DETERMINATION

In accordance with the authorization outlined in DFARS 225.7799-2(b)(1)(i)(DEVIATION 2014-O0014) and under the authority of section 801 if the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, I hereby determine that it is in the national security interest of the United States to use the acquisition procedure described above because the procedure is necessary to encourage countries along a major route of supply in support of military and stability operations in Afghanistan. This procedure will not adversely affect military or stability operations in Afghanistan; or the United States industrial base.

___________________________________ Date:_____________

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING DETERMINATION

1 ”A Central Asian State or Afghanistan”; or “A Central Asian State, Pakistan, the South Caucasus, or Afghanistan

1A Office symbol of your contracting office

1B RFP/RFQ/IFB number

1C Description of the items to be purchased

1D Estimated amount of the requirement (in USD)

2 Describe the entity(ies) that are the intended user(s) of the product or service

3 Select and include one of the following:

states or Afghanistan IAW the evaluation procedures at 225.7799-3 (DEVIATION 2014-O0014).

5 Select and include one of the following:

6Ai Paragraph (6.a. may be deleted if the product or service is for use by the military forces, police, or other security personnel of Afghanistan.

6Aii Select and include one of the following:

Caucasus to cooperate in expanding supply routes through their territory in support of operations in Afghanistan.

6B The contracting officer generally may presume that there will not be an adverse effect on the U.S. industrial base. However, when in doubt the contracting officer should coordinate with the applicable subject matter experts.

6C Delete paragraph 6.b. if the product or service concerned is to be used only by the military forces, police, or other security personnel of Afghanistan.

7 Include a description of efforts made to ensure offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable.

PGI 225.7703-3 Evaluating offers.

Prior to awarding a contract on or before December 31, 2018, with an estimated value in excess of $50,000, that is being, or will be, performed in support of the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), United States European Command (USEUCOM), United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), or United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) theater of operations, contracting officers must check the System for Award Management (SAM) to ensure that DoD does not award a contract to persons or entities prohibited/restricted under section 841 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 and section 831 of the NDAA for FY 2014 (see Class Deviation 2014-O0020, Prohibition on Contracting with the Enemy). To access a current list of prohibited/restricted persons or entities in SAM:

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