ANNEX 4 - SUMMARY OF

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2017

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

SECTION 233 PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE

ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH,

DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

CENTERS

This Annex memorializes ASN(RDA) approved initiatives under FY17 NDAA Section 233 Pilot

Program for the Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Centers. The

FY17 NDAA Section 233 directs the military departments to carry out a pilot program to

demonstrate methods for more effective development of technology and management functions at

five eligible science and technology reinvention laboratories (STRLs).

The references supporting this Annex are:

(a) ASN(RDA) Memorandum, Revised Memorandum for Implementation of Section 233 Pilot

Program for the Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Centers dated July

14, 2017;

(b) ASN(RDA) Memorandum, Approval of Initiatives Under FY2017 NDAA Section 233 Pilot Program

for the Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Centers dated November

16, 2017;

(c) ASN(RDA) Memorandum, Approved Initiatives Under FY2017 NOAA Section 233 Pilot Program

for the Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Centers, Phase II, Sprint I

dated March 5, 2019; and

The table below captures approved initiatives as reflected in references (a) through (c).

Reference

Date Initiative Applicability NMCARS Pointer
July 14,

2017

November

16, 2017

Justifications and Approvals for

Other than Full and Open

competition not exceeding $93

million may be approved by a

general/flag officer or Senior

Executive of the STRL.

Naval Research

Laboratory

(NRL);

NAVSEA

Warfare

Centers (NWCs)

(Naval Surface

Warfare Center

and Naval

Undersea

Warfare

Center);

Naval Air

Warfare Center

- Aircraft

Division

(NAWCAD);

Naval Air

Warfare Center

- Weapons

Division

(NAWCWD);

and

Naval

Information and

Warfare

Centers -

Atlantic and

Pacific

(formerly

SPAWAR

Systems

Centers)

5206.304(a)(S-90)

July 14,

2017

November

16, 2017

Justifications and Approvals to

not provide a Fair Opportunity

to be considered on proposed

orders not exceeding $93 million

under Multiple Award Contracts,

may be approved by a

general/flag officer or Senior

Executive of the STRL.

NRL, NWCs,

NAWCAD,

NAWCWD, and

NIWC SCs

5206.304(a)(S-90)

July 14,

2017

November

16, 2017

Management and Oversight

Process for the Acquisition of

Services (MOPAS) actions with

an estimated value of less than

$100,000,000 may be approved

by the STRL.

NRL, NWCs,

NAWCAD,

NAWCWD, and

NIWC SCs

5207.103(j)(ii)

5237.503(S-90)(b)
November

16, 2017

Purchase card may be used to

procure supplies/services

NRL, NWCs,

NAWCAD,

NAWCWD, and

NIWC SCs

5213.270

November

16, 2017

Single Award Task or delivery

order contracts under $112

Million do not require HCA

approval - NMCARS

5216.504-90 is waived.

NRL, NWCs,

NAWCAD,

NAWCWD, and

NIWC SCs

5216.504-90

November

16, 2017

Peer Reviews for actions less

than $250 Million may be

conducted by the STRL

NRL, NWCs,

NAWCAD,

NAWCWD, and

NIWC SCs

5201.170(b)

Reference

Date Initiative Applicability NMCARS Pointer

November

16, 2017

NRL may approve bridge

contract actions below $20

Million per NMCARS

5206.303-1(S-90), which permits

HCAs to delegate bridge

contract approval one level.

NRL 5206.303-1(S-90)(a)

November

16, 2017

Approve Business Clearance

documents up to $75M and use

an abbreviated Business

Clearance Form for actions

between $150K and $750K as

consistent with NMCARS

5201.690, which instructs the

HCA to establish Business

Clearance Review procedures.

NWCs 5201.690(d)

November

16, 2017

Use contracting functions of

Army Corp of Engineers and/or

General Services administration

in accordance with interagency

acquisitions procedures in FAR

17.5, DFARS 217.5, NMCARS

5217.5 and is consistent with 10

U.S.C. Section 2851.

NWCs 5217.502-2(a)
March 5,

2019

Approval granted to increase

current consolidation of contract

approval thresholds from $2

Million to no more than $50

Million for STRL and less than

$100 Million for Head of

Contracting Activity (HCA).

DON STRLs 5207.107-2(e)(2)(1)

March 5,

2019

Approval granted to waive

NMCARS 5237.502 and allow

HCA discretion in establishing

Management and Oversight

Process for the Acquisition of

Services (MOPAS-S) content and

format requirement below

$2.0M

DON STRLs 5237.502

March 5,

2019

Approval granted to waive

Source Selection Advisory

Council (SSAC) requirement for

procurements valued under

$250M, increasing threshold

from $100M to $250M

DON STRLs 5215.300

March 5,

2019

Approval granted to increase the

threshold for requiring DoD

Item Unique Identification

(IUID) identifiers from $5K to

$10K for acquisitions at or

below the micro-purchase

threshold.

DON STRLs 5211.274-2(a)

March 5,

2019

Authority granted to execute

architectural and engineering,

planning and construction

projects to Lab Revitalization

Program limits per Title 10

Section 2363 and Section

2805(d) for RDT&E facilities

[$6M per revitalization and

recapitalization project and $7.5

M per repair project].

DON STRLs 5201.601-90(b)

Reference

Date Initiative Applicability NMCARS Pointer

March 5,

2019

Approve Acquisition Plans for

contract actions less than

$250M.

DON STRLs 5207.103(j)(ii)
March 5,

2019

Delegation of contracting

authority granted for facilities

work to include Sustainment,

Restoration, and Modernization

(SRM), facilities services and

energy conservation projects

within assigned buildings to

include Heating and Ventilation

and Air Conditioning Systems

(HVAC), lighting upgrades, and

building envelope repairs. In

addition to contracting for their

own facility and sustainment

repairs, STRLs may use

contracting functions of Army

Corps of Engineers and/ or

General Services Administration

in accordance with interagency

acquisition procedures in FAR

17.5, DFARS 217.5, NMCARS

5217.5 and consistent with 10

U.S.C. Section 2851.

DON STRLs 5217.502-2(a)

March 5,

2019

Waive DFARS 215.404-70 for

Weighted Guidelines Analysis

and establish a 6% standard fee

when assessing proposals

submitted as a result of a Broad

Agency Announcement (BAA).

STRLs will establish procedures

to document performance risks,

contract type risks, facilities

capital employed, and cost

efficiencies.

DON STRLs 5215.4-4(b)(1)