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Attachment 5601-1.2 a Table Of Contents
| APPROVAL LEVELS OF AUTHORITY AND DOCUMENT REVIEW – June 2021 | ||
| (unless further restricted by individual Contracting Officer warrant levels) | ||
| SOF AT&L- KF/ KH/KP/KW/KI/KR/KS | ||
| ACTION | REVIEW | APPROVAL |
| 1. Acquisition Plan (See paragraphs & paragraph ) | ||
| Development: | ||
| Equal to or greater than $10M | HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3 | SSA |
| Production: | ||
| Equal to or greater than $25M in any one year or equal to or greater than $50M for all years. | HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3 | SSA |
| NOTE: For Services refer to 5601-1.2l paragraphs | ||
| 2. Type of Contract D&F | ||
| Single-Award Indefinite-Quantity Contracts greater than $112M | HCD, Legal, SOF AT&L-KM3, & HCA | SPE |
| Award Fee Contracts | HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3 | HCA |
| Incentive Fee Contracts | KO | HCD1 |
| Personal Services Contract | HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3 | HCA |
| Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA) | HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3 | HCA |
| Contracts or orders with T&M or LH CLINs (greater than $1M OR greater than 3 yrs) | HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3 | HCA |
| Contracts or orders with T&M or LH CLINs (less than or equal to $1M AND less than or equal to 3 yrs) | KO | HCD2 |
| 3. Justification and Approvals (J&As), Brand Name Justifications, and E xception to Fair Opportunity | ||
| Equal to or less than $700,000 | KO | KO |
| Greater than $700,000, but less than or equal to $6.5M | Legal | PAAC |
| Greater than $6.5M, but less than or equal to $13.5M | HCD, Legal, & SOF AT&L-KM3 | AAC |
| Greater than $13.5M, but less than or equal to $93M | Legal, SOF AT&L-KM3, & AAC | HCA |
| Greater than $93M | Legal, SOF AT&L-KM3, & AAC | SPE |
| 4a. Requests for Proposals, Invitations for Bids, and Requests for Quotes | ||
| Equal to or less than $2M | KO | KO |
| Greater than $2M, but less than $20M | Legal | KO |
| Equal to or greater than $20M, but less than $50M | Legal | HCD |
| For competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M | HCD, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable), & SSA | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| For non-competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M | HCD & Legal | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| 4b. Requests for Final Proposals Revisions ( C ompetitive - if applicable) | ||
| Equal to or greater than $50M | HCD, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable) & SOF AT&L-KM3 | SSA |
| 5. Business Clearance | ||
| Equal to or less than $2M | KO | KO |
| Greater than $2M, but less than $20M | Legal | KO |
| Equal to or greater than $20M, but less than $50M | Legal | HCD |
| For competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M | HCD & Legal | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| For non-competitive – Equal to or greater than $50M, but less than $500M | Legal & HCD | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| Equal to or greater than $500M | Legal, HCD, & DPC | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| 6. Contract Clearance | ||
| Equal to or less than $2M | KO | KO |
| Greater than $2M, but less than $20M | Legal | KO |
| Equal to or greater than $20M, but less than $50M | Legal | HCD |
| For competitive – | ||
| Equal to or greater than $50M | Legal & HCD | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| For non-competitive – | ||
| Equal to or greater than $50M, but less than $500M | Legal & HCD | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| Equal to or greater than $500M | Legal, HCD, & DPC | SOF AT&L-KM3 |
| 7. Source Selection or Evaluation Plans | ||
| Equal to or less than $6.5M | KO | SSA |
| Greater than $6.5M | Legal | SSA |
| 8. Post Award Peer Reviews (Required for Services Only -See SOFARS 5601. 170 ) | ||
| Equal to or greater than $50M | Legal, HCD & SOF AT&L-KM3 | N/A |
| 9. Ratifications | ||
| Equal to or less than the SAT | Legal | HCD |
| Greater than the SAT | HCD, Legal, & SOF AT&L-KM3 | HCA |
| 10. Terminations | ||
| Termination for Default/Cause | Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3 | HCA |
| Termination for Convenience (equal to or less than $6.5M) | KO | HCD |
| Termination for Convenience (greater than $6.5M) | Legal | HCD |
| 1 When the HCD is also the KO, approval authority is one level above the HCD. 2 When the HCD is also the KO, the approval authority will be the HCA. 3 For SOF AT&L-KP, the cognizant policy LNO for review and approvals is SOF AT&L-KB. NOTE: The USSOCOM Acquisition Executive/Senior Procurement Executive (AE/SPE) designates as, and delegates the duties of, the USSOCOM Agency Advocate for Competition (AAC) to the Deputy Director of Procurement, and the Procuring Activity Advocate for Competition (PAAC) to each Division Chief of SOF AT&L-KF/KH/KP/KW/KI/KR/KS and Field Contracting Office Chiefs. | ||
