ANNEX 5 - BRIDGE CONTRACT APPROVAL

AND REPORTING

1. Approval.

Pursuant to 5206.303-1(S-90), the template below shall be used when requesting approval to award

a bridge contract.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF BRIDGE CONTRACT

1) Existing contract #:__________________________________________________________

2) Incumbent name:____________________________________________________________

3) Existing contract period of performance and contract value (including unexercised options):

__________________________________________________________________________

4) Is this the first use of a bridge contract to provide for continuation of a service to be performed

through a services contract? If not, please elaborate:

__________________________________________________________________________

5) Estimated period of performance and value of requested bridge contract:

__________________________________________________________________________

6) Reason for requested bridge contract. Was it due to reasons other than protest, urgency, or

delays during evaluation? If not, provide explanation.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

7) If this request is for the second or more use of a bridge contract with a total estimated value at or

above $10 million due to inadequate planning as defined in 5206.303-91(b), has an update on the

status of the current bridge contract (including rationale for using the bridge contract), as required

5206.303-91(a) been provided to the Senior Services Manager (SSM) at

SeniorServicesManage.fct@navy.mil? Indicate date of email.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

8) If this request is for the second or more use of a bridge contract with a total estimated value of

less than $10 million due to inadequate planning as defined in 5206.303-91(b), explain why the use

of the previous bridge contract was unsuccessful in preventing an additional bridge contract.

_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

9) Actions Taken to Eliminate Future Need for Bridge Contract: (address whether the acquisition

strategy is full and open, limited competition, or sole source)

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this request

for authorization of a bridge contract are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and

belief.

Technical Cognizance:

_____________________ __________________ ___________ __________

Signature Name (Printed) Phone No. Date

Requirements Cognizance:

_____________________ __________________ ___________ __________

Signature Name (Printed) Phone No. Date

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations for this request for authorization of a bridge contract are

accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

_____________________ __________________ ___________ __________

Signature Name (Printed) Phone No. Date

ACQUISITION VALUED $700,000 OR LESS

ACTIVITY CHIEF OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE APPROVAL

Upon the basis of the information contained in this request, I hereby approve, as the Activity Chief of
the Contracting Office, the negotiation of a bridge contract valued at $700,000 or less as described

herein.

_____________________ __________________ __________

Signature Name (Printed) Date

ACQUISITION VALUED BETWEEN $700,000 AND $5,500,000

ECHELON II CHIEF OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE APPROVAL

Upon the basis of the information contained in this request, I hereby approve, as the Echelon II/III

Chief of the Contracting Office, the negotiation of a bridge contract valued between $700,000 and

$5,500,000 as described herein.

_____________________ __________________ __________

Signature Name (Printed) Date

ACQUISITION VALUED GREATER THAN $5,500,000

HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY APPROVAL

Upon the basis of the information contained in this request, I hereby approve, as the Head of the

Contracting Activity, the negotiation of a bridge contract valued greater than $5,500,000 as

described herein.

_____________________ __________________ __________

Signature Name (Printed) Date

2. Reporting .

a. In accordance with 5206.303-91, HCAs shall provide a bridge contract status update (including

rationale for using the bridge contract), at the midpoint of the current bridge contract period of

performance to the SSM for bridge contracts awarded due to inadequate planning with a total

estimated value at or above $10 million. All bridge contracts are considered awarded due to

inadequate planning unless caused by protest, urgency, or delays during evaluation.

b. The requirement above does not apply to:

(1) Service contracts in support of contingency operations, humanitarian assistance, or disaster

relief;
(2) Service contracts in support of a national security emergency declared with respect to a named

operation; or

(3) Service contracts entered into pursuant to an international agreement.

c. Status updates on bridge contracts awarded due to inadequate planning will be used by DASN(P)

to notify senior leadership in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.74, Defense

Acquisition of Services, section 4.7 (Timely Planning to Avoid Bridge Contracts).

d. In accordance with NMCARS 5206.303-92, 15 days after the end of each quarter, each HCA shall

report data on bridge contract use to DASN(P) using the formatted spreadsheet located at:

https://www.secnav.navy.mil/rda/DASN-P/Pages/NMCARS.aspx. Negative reports are required.