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SOFARS PART 5606COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS



SOFARS PART 5606 - COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS
SUBPART 5606.3 - OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
(Revised June 2011)

5606.303 Justifications.
5606.303-90
Policy.
5606.303-90.1
Amended J&A (Changes/Increases/Decreases).
5606.305 Availability of the Justification.
5606.305-90 Public Disclosure of J&A Documents for Noncompetitive Contracts.
5606.305-91 Competitive Procurements Receiving Only One Offer.

SUBPART 5606.5 - COMPETITION ADVOCATES
5606.501
Requirement.

SOFARS PART 5606
COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

 

SUBPART 5606.3 - OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

5606.303 Justifications.


5606.303-90 Policy.
(Revised September 2014)
(a) When multiple sources are included in a class Justification and Approval (J&A) request, each source specified must be fully justified in accordance with FAR 6.303-2(a)(5).
(b) Only one of the statutory authorities provided by 10 U.S.C. 2304 will be cited in Paragraph 4 of the J&A. If another statutory authority applies that will strengthen the justification for other than full and open competition, it may be cited in Paragraph 8 of the J&A.
(c) A full scale J&A is not required for solicitations issued in accordance with FAR Part 13, however the justification must be documented in the contract file.
(d) Follow the “Justification and Approvals (J&As) and Exception to Fair Opportunity” review and approval thresholds found in 5601-1.
The J&A template can be found in the DCG.


5606.303-90.1 Amended J&A (Changes/Increases/Decreases).
(Revised June 2011)
(a) A document entitled, "Amendment to Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition," may be prepared in lieu of a new J&A using the same paragraph designations as the basic J&A. Paragraphs of the basic J&A not affected by the amendment should be annotated, "No Change." Multiple amendments should be numbered sequentially. Changes from the approved J&A should be clearly identified. The Contracting Officer shall submit a copy of the basic J&A along with the amended J&A to the appropriate approval level as listed in Attachment 5601-1. A signed J&A must be completed prior to award of the subject contract action.
(b) The Contracting Officer shall amend the J&A and obtain approval at the required level (Attachment 5601-1) prior to awarding the contract, after contract award, or issuing a modification if any of the following circumstances occur:

(1) The negotiated in-scope price of the anticipated contracting action increases, or any increase in which the additional work/quantities were not originally contemplated in the J&A (Note: If the RAO or KO need flexibility to approve an increase in quantity or price without amending the approved J&A, the specific flexibilities desired (i.e. 20% variation) must to be addressed in the original J&A).
(2) The negotiated price increase causes the approval level authority to rise to a higher level. The approval authority may recommend changes to the J&A and the contracting officer may accomplish these changes, or any other changes, by submitting change pages to the approval authority for inclusion in the final document.
(3) There is a change in the competitive strategy that would further reduce competition (Note: The KO shall jointly determine the impact of changes to the acquisition strategy with the contract attorney to ensure the change does not restrict competition or require a change to the justification).

(c) If the statutory authority for other than full and open competition is no longer applicable, or a different statutory authority now applies, a new J&A shall be completed.
5606.305 Availability of the Justification.


5606.305-90 Public Disclosure of J&A Documents for Noncompetitive Contracts.
(Added June 2010)
In accordance with FAR 6.305, contracting officers are required to post J&As for noncompetitive contracts to the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps).
(c) Contracting officers must ensure that an adequate Operational Security (OPSEC) review was conducted prior to posting.
(d) Follow the procedures in the DCG for posting J&As to FedBizOps.


5606.305-91 Competitive Procurements Receiving Only One Offer.
(Added July 2011)

Follow the procedures in the DCG for guidance on competitive procurements receiving only one offer.

SUBPART 5606.5 - COMPETITION ADVOCATES

5606.501 Requirement.
(Revised March 2009) (Revised September 2013-reorganization)
(a) The USSOCOM Acquisition Executive/Senior Procurement Executive (AE/SPE), delegates the duties of the USSOCOM Competition Advocate General (CAG) to the Deputy Director of Procurement, and the duties of the Component Competition Advocate to each Contracting Office Chief and Division Chief of SORDAC-KH/KP/KW/KI/KR/KS. These duties are not delegable.
(b) In the absence of the Competition Advocate General, the Chief, SORDAC-KM or SORDAC-KX as appropriate, shall review J&A packages prior to submission to the AE/SPE for approval. However, the DOP shall sign the J&A as the acting CAG.

HQ, United States Special Operations Command
Special Operations Research, Development, and Acquisition Center (SORDAC-K)
SOFARS 5606
February 2007

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