AFFARS MP5306.304

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Mandatory Procedure

MP5306.304
Other Than Full and Open Competition

June 2006

MP5306.304 Approval for the Justification

(a)(1) The Chief of the Contracting Office will approve J&A’s not exceeding $500K. This authority may be delegated to the contracting officer, consistent with the warrant level of the contracting officer.

(a)(2) J&As for proposed contract actions over $500K but not exceeding $10M will be approved by the competition advocate except as follows:

(i) ACC: For Air Intelligence Agency (AIA) Special Access Programs not exceeding $10M, the AIA Contracts Division Chief will approve as competition advocate. For all other actions HQ ACC SCO will approve the J&A.

(ii) AFSPC: For SMC, SMC SCO is the approval authority. For all other AFSPC organizations HQ AFSPC SCO is the approval authority.

(a)(3) J&As for actions over $10M but not exceeding $75M will be approved by the head of the procuring activity or designee, except as follows:

(i) ACC: For AIA Special Access Programs, the AIA Commander will approve the J&A.

(ii) For PEO programs and acquisitions, the PEO, or their designated alternate is the J&A approval authority.

(iii) If a PEO, head of a procuring activity, or their designated alternate(s) does not meet the criteria for FAR 6.304(a)(3), the J&A approval authority is the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE).

(a)(4) J&As for actions exceeding $75M will be approved by the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE)(ASAF(A)). The contracting officer should submit justifications requiring approval by the SPE to SAF/AQCK. Allow 30 days for staffing and SPE approval after receipt by SAF/AQCK. The HCA or an HCA-designated official may authorize solicitation release after the justification is reviewed for adequacy and forwarded to SAF/AQCK. Questions or concerns with regard to processing a J&A for SPE approval should be referred to SAF/AQCK. For additional solicitation release requirements, see AFFARS 5307.104(iv).

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