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AFARS -- Part 6

Competition Requirements

AAC 96-2
July 25, 1997

Subpart 6.3 -- Other Than Full and Open Competition

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

6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

(b) Application. When a procurement will not be synopsized because of national security considerations (FAR 5.202(a)(1)), use the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(6), not (c)(1).

6.302-2 -- Unusual and Compelling Urgency.

(c)

6.302-3 -- Industrial Mobilization; or Engineering, Development, or Research Capability.

(c) When using the authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), the contracting officer shall 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 shall 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).)

6.303 -- Justifications.

6.303-1 -- Requirements.

(a) Solicitations shall not be released until the justification is approved in writing unless the requirements of FAR 6.303-1(e) are met.

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

(c) A justification made on a class basis --

(e) If a contract not exceeding $50 million is awarded under the authority cited in FAR 6.302-2 prior to approval of the justification, the justification shall be forwarded to the approving authority within 10 working days of contract award. If a contract exceeding $50 million is awarded prior to approval of the justification, the justification shall be submitted to the addressee in 1.290(b)(2) within 30 working days of contract award for approval.

6.303-1-90 -- Requirements for Amended Justifications.

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

(b) The contracting officer shall document any other significant change in the dollar value of the proposed contract in the contract file.

(c) Modifications outside the scope of contracts are processed on their own merits and at their own value, discrete from any justifications and approvals for the basic contract. Only in the case of a ratification action should a justification and approval be amended after award.

(d) Prepare amended justifications as required in 6.303-2-90(b)(3).

6.303-2 -- Content.

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

6.303-2-90 -- Format of the Justification Review and Justification and Approval Documents.

(a) General. The formats for justification review document (53.9004) and justification and approval (53.9005) shall be used for the approval of justifications for other than full and open competition for contracting actions exceeding $50 million.

(b) Instructions.

6.304 -- Approval of the Justification.

(c) Process the class justification for approval by following the procedures for approval of an individual justification. An amendment to the class justification shall be processed for any change in the acquisition strategy or the scope of the class justification. Prior to award, legal counsel and the special competition advocate must review and concur with each action processed under a class justification and approval. Reviews must ensure that every consideration is given to enhancing competition.

Subpart 6.5 -- Competition Advocates

6.501 -- Requirement.

The ASA(RDA) appoints the Army Competition Advocate General. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement (SARD-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 shall 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.

6.502 -- Duties and Responsibilities.

(b)

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