Part 5501 - THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATION SYSTEM

 Subpart 5501.1 - PURPOSE, AUTHORITY, ISSUANCE

 5501.101 Purpose.

 5501.103 Authority.

 Subpart 5501.2 - ADMINISTRATION

 5501.201-1 The Two Councils.

 Subpart 5501.3 - AGENCY ACQUISITION REGULATIONS

 5501.301 Policy.

 5501.303 Publication and codification.

 5501.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.

 Subpart 5501.4 - DEVIATIONS FROM THE FAR

 5501.402 Policy.

 5501.403 Individual Deviations.

Subpart 5501.1 - PURPOSE, AUTHORITY, ISSUANCE

5501.101 Purpose.

The United States Transportation Command Acquisition Regulation Supplement (TRANSFARS)

provides command acquisition policies and procedures and supplements the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR), and DOD FAR Supplement (DFARS).

5501.103 Authority.

The TRANSFARS applies to all USTRANSCOM contracting officers that receive contracting authority

from USTRANSCOM, Director of Acquisition (TCAQ).

Subpart 5501.2 - ADMINISTRATION
5501.201-1 The Two Councils.

(d) The TRANSFARS is prepared and maintained by the Business Support/Policy Division (TCAQ-P).

(i) Proposed revisions to the FAR, DFARS, or TRANSFARS shall be submitted in accordance with

DFARS 201.201-1(d)( i ) .

Subpart 5501.3 - AGENCY ACQUISITION REGULATIONS

5501.301 Policy.

(a)(2) TCAQ maintains operating instructions that further explain policies and procedures for subject

matters that are internal to the agency and do not have a significant impact on contractors or

offerors. These instructions will be kept to a minimum and are approved by TCAQ.

5501.303 Publication and codification.

(a)

(i) United States Transportation Command is assigned Chapter 55 of Title 48 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) .

5501.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.

(4)

(a) As used in this section, the term clause includes provisions and means a term or condition of the

type set forth in FAR Part 52, DFARS Part 252, and TRANSFARS 5552.

(b) Requests for clauses shall be submitted in writing to TCAQ-P and include a copy of the clause(s),

and sufficient justification as to why the clause is needed in accordance with DFARS 201.201-1(d)( i

) . The Head of the Contracting Activity is the approval authority for local clauses.

(c) TCAQ-P shall conduct an annual review of all TRANSFARS clauses in use. Reviews may

recommend retention, deletion or modification of the existing clauses.

(d) USTRANSCOM Point of Contact (POC):

United States Transportation Command

Chief, Business Support/Policy Division

508 Scott Drive

Scott AFB IL 62225-5357
transcom.scott.tcaq.mbx.p-division@mail.mil

(5) Changes and revisions to the TRANSFARS, policy letters, and operating instructions shall be

distributed to Directorate of Acquisition divisions electronically and posted to the shared drive.

(6) All documents relating to procurement matters that require review, coordination, and/or

approval by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Defense Procurement and Acquisition

Policy (DPAP) must be sent through TCAQ-P and be endorsed in writing by the Director of

Acquisition. Document packages will clearly show all reviews and coordination that the action has

received at the division and lower-levels, to include legal counsel review.

Subpart 5501.4 - DEVIATIONS FROM THE FAR

5501.402 Policy.

(2)

(i) The Director of Acquisition (TCAQ) is the approval authority within USTRANSCOM for FAR and

DFARS individual deviations except for the individual or class deviations at DFARS 201.402(1).

(ii) TCAQ shall approve deviations to TRANSFARS.

5501.403 Individual Deviations.

(1) See approval requirements in 5501.304 Agency control and compliance procedures. 5501.304

Agency control and compliance procedures.