PART 5313 [Revised 18 AUG 2005] |
Informational Guidance on Inspection of Decentralized Purchasing Operations, Soliciting from a Single Source, Blanket Purchase Agreements, and Imprest Fund and Third Party Drafts is available at IG5313, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
(i) The determination that micro-purchases and simplified acquisitions of supplies or services are used in support of a contingency operation or to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack is delegated from the head of the agency to the HCAs as described in 5301.601(a)(i)(A)-(D). HCAs may delegate this authority no lower than the chief of the contracting office, as defined in 5302.101.
5313.106-1 Soliciting competition.
(b) A separate sole source justification is not required, if screening has been accomplished and documented under the DOD Spare Parts Breakout Program (DFARS Appendix E).
SUBPART 5313.2 -- MICRO PURCHASE
(g)(1) The head of the agency determination is delegated to the HCAs as described in 5301.601(a)(i)(A)-(D). HCAs may delegate this authority no lower than the chief of the contracting office.