Part 5608 - REQUIRED SOURCES OF

SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

5608.003 Use of other Government supply sources.

Subpart 5608.4 - FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES

5608.404-90 Determination and certification for use of nonDoD contracts.

5608.405 Ordering Procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.

5608.405-6 Limited Sources.

Subpart 5608.70 - COORDINATED ACQUISITION

5608.7004 Procedures.

5608.7004-2 Acceptance by Acquiring Activities.

Subpart 5608.8 - ACQUISITION OF PRINTING AND RELATED SUPPLIES

5608.802 Policy.

5608.003 Use of other Government supply sources.

(Revised January 2018)

Agencies shall satisfy requirements for the following supplies or services from or through specified

sources, as applicable:

(f) SOCOM Wide Mission Support (SWMS) contract:

In accordance with the Chief of Staff memo, Obtaining Acquisition Support for Service Contract

Requirements dated December 1, 2015, all Headquarters (HQ) USSOCOM services contract

requirements (excluding IT support) are required to use the SWMS contract.

(g) Removed (January 2018).

(h) SOF Information Enterprise (SIE) IT Services, Hardware and Software Purchasing:

Use of Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EO&M) contract (services) and GSA Alliant GWACs

(Services) and NASA SEWP (Hardware/Software) are highly encouraged but not mandatory.

Subpart 5608.4 - FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES
5608.404-90 Determination and certification for use of nonDoD contracts.

(Revised February 2007)

(a) A determination for use of a Non-DoD contract or agency must be prepared prior to placing any

order greater than the simplified acquisition threshold against a non-DoD contract. This

determination must be coordinated between the requesting organization and the contracting office.

Comptroller coordination is required to ensure that the funding appropriation is consistent with the

supplies or services to be acquired. Both the using organization and contracting office must certify

the determination document prior to placing an order against a Federal Supply Schedule. A copy of

the certified determination must be retained in the contract file.

(b) A certified determination must be completed when transferring money to the General Services

Administration (GSA) for placement against a Federal Supply Schedule. The determination must be

certified by the requesting activity and a GSA contracting officer prior to legal review. A copy of the

certified determination must accompany the inter-departmental purchase request.

(c) Follow the guidelines established in Subpart 5617.703-91.1 (c) and (d) for completing the

Determination for Use of a Non-DoD Contract document.

5608.405 Ordering Procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.

5608.405-6 Limited Sources.

(Revised April 2015)

(d) Actions for orders or BPAs exceeding the micro-purchase threshold based on the following

limited sources justification: 1) urgent and compelling need exists, 2) only one source is capable of

providing the supplies or services required, or 3) the new work is a logical follow-on, require a

“Justification & Approval (J&A)” or a “Fair Opportunity Exception (FOE) Limited Source Justification

& Approval (J&A).”

(e) Follow the “Justification and Approvals (J&As) and Exception to Fair Opportunity” review and

approval thresholds found in 5601-1.

The J&A templates can be found in the Templates, Checklists, and Forms section of the DCG Table of

Contents in Part 6. All elements found in the template are mandatory and must be completed. If the

template is not used, all mandatory elements must be included in the document submitted.

Subpart 5608.70 - COORDINATED ACQUISITION

5608.7004 Procedures.
(Added January 2015)

Follow the “Justification and Approvals (J&As) and Exception to Fair Opportunity” review and

approval thresholds found in 5601-1 .

5608.7004-2 Acceptance by Acquiring Activities.

Contracting Officers shall not accept incoming MIPRs. The Program Executive Officer, Project

Manager, or Service Acquisition Manager will accept MIPRs as determined by locally established

procedures.

Subpart 5608.8 - ACQUISITION OF PRINTING AND

RELATED SUPPLIES

5608.802 Policy.

(b) Contracting Officers shall work with the requiring activity to obtain approval from their host

base's printing authority before purchasing government printing or related supplies as defined in

FAR 8.801 .

HQ, United States Special Operations Command

Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L-K)

SOFARS 5608

February 2007