SUBPART 2.1 – DEFINITIONS

(Revised August 30, 2022 through PROCLTR 2022-11 & 2022-15)

Parent topic: PART 2 – DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS

2.101 Definitions.

“Acquisition Strategy Review Panel (ASRP)” means an oversight group that conducts a review after

completion of the market research report and the Business Case Analysis (BCA) and prior to

development of the acquisition plan to analyze and approve the proposed contracting approach. The

HCA is the chairman and clearance authority; unless the SPE requires an ASRP, in which case the

SPE is the ASRP chair. Panel members shall include the following: DLA Acquisition Director; DLA

Logistics Operations Director; DLA Information Operations Director; DLA Comptroller; HCA and/or

Director or Commander of contracting office; Technical, Program, or Service Manager of procuring

organization; and the Military Service Program or Technical Manager. Panel advisors shall include

the following: DLA Competition Advocate (COMPAD); DLA General Counsel; DLA Small Business

Programs Director; and, for acquisition of services, the SSM and Component Level Lead (CLL) and

Portfolio Manager.

“Bridge action or bridge contract” means a non-competitive action to retain the current or similar

product or service as a result of delay in the negotiation and award of a follow-on contract. Bridge

actions require a justification, including, but not limited to, formal justification and approval (FAR

Part 6 or Subpart 13.5), limited sources justification (FAR Subpart 8.4), and exception to fair

opportunity (FAR Subpart 16.5). The definition excludes acquisitions not exceeding the SAT and

exercise of all options or extension provisions meeting the requirements of FAR 17.207. The

definition includes the award of a bridge contract to other than the existing contractor. (Reference

Joint Deputy Defense Chief Management Officer and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and

Sustainment memorandum, SUBJECT: Bridge Action Reduction Measures and Reporting

Requirement, dated January 31, 2018, Attachment 1

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“Chief of the Contracting Office (CCO)” means a Government employee with certification in the

acquisition career field who has direct managerial responsibility for the operation of a contracting

office as defined in FAR 2.1. CCOs are listed below.
Contracting

Activity Contracting Office CCO

DLA Aviation DLA Aviation Supplier Operations at

Richmond (FA and FM)

Director and Deputy Director,

Supplier Operations

DLA Aviation DLA Aviation Strategic Acquisition at

Richmond (A)

Director and Deputy Director,

Strategic Acquisition

DLA Aviation DLA Aviation at Ogden (AU) Director, Procurement

Operations

DLA Aviation DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City (AO) Director, Procurement

Operations

DLA Aviation DLA Aviation at Warner Robins (AW) Director, Procurement

Operations

DLA Aviation DLA Aviation at Philadelphia (AP) Director, Procurement

Operations

DLA Aviation DLA Aviation at Huntsville (AH) Director, Procurement

Operations

DLA Energy DLA Energy Director, Procurement

Process Support Directorate

DLA Land and

Maritime

DLA Land and Maritime

Procurement Process Support

Directorate (BP)

Director, Procurement

Process Support Directorate

DLA Land at Warren (ZG) Director, Procurement

Operations

DLA Land at Aberdeen (ZL) Director, Procurement

Operations

DLA Land at Albany (ZB) Director, Procurement

Process Support Directorate

DLA Maritime at Mechanicsburg (ZI) Director, Procurement

Operations
Contracting

Activity Contracting Office CCO

DLA Troop

Support

DLA Troop Support (includes

Medical, Subsistence, Clothing and

Textile (C&T), Construction and

Equipment (C&E), and Industrial

Hardware Supply Chains; DLA Troop

Support Europe and Africa; and DLA

Troop Support Pacific)

Director, Procurement

Process Support Directorate

DLA Acquisition

DLA Contracting Services Office

(including locations at Philadelphia,

Richmond, Columbus, Fort Belvoir,

and Battle Creek)

Director, DLA Contracting

Services Office

DLA Disposition Services Director, Acquisition

Directorate

DLA Distribution Chief, Contracting Division

DLA Strategic Materials Director of Contracting

DLA Document Services Director, Contracting

Joint Contingency Acquisition

Support Office

Chief, Contingency

Contracting Office

“Collaboration folders”, also known as cFolders, means the DLA point of access to technical data

associated with open solicitations and the staging area for technical data for other projects not

associated with open solicitations.

“Controlled unclassified information (CUI)” means unclassified information the Government creates

or possesses, or that an entity creates or possesses for or on behalf of the Government, that a law,

regulation, or Government-wide policy requires or permits an agency to handle using safeguarding

or dissemination controls. Specific definitions and categoriesof CUI are available at 32 CFR §

2002.4(h) https://ecfr.io/Title-32/Section-2002.4; DoDI 5200.48, Controlled Unclassified Information

(CUI)(https://www.dodcui.mil/Portals/109/Documents/Policy%20Docs/DoDI%205200.48%20CUI.pdf);

DLAI 5200.48, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

(https://dlamil.dps.mil/sites/Intelligence/Shared%20Documents/DLAI%205200.48%20CUI.pdf),

which establishes the DoD CUI Registry of Categories (http://www.dodcui.mil/home/dod-cuiregistry). All Source Selection Information is CUI.

“Covered Nation” means

(i) the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea;

(ii) the People’s Republic of China;
(iii) the Russian Federation; and

(iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran

“DLA Export Control Technical Data Access” means DLA requirements that limit distribution of

export-controlled technical data to contractors that have DLA controlling authority approval to

access the export-controlled data within the cFolders. To obtain approval, contractors must have an

active United States/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification and a DLA Internet Bid

Board System (DIBBS) account; and must have completed the “Introduction to Proper Handling of

DoD Export-Controlled Technical Data Training” and the DLA “Export Control Technical Data”

questionnaire.

“Head of agency” or “agency head” means the DLA Acquisition Director.

“Enhanced validation” means the process used to vet contractors before the DLA controlling

authority approves access to DLA export-controlled data. This also refers to the enhanced validation

requirement in the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions.

“Integrated Acquisition Review Board (IARB)” means an oversight group that conducts a review at

key decision points after the contracting approach has been approved by the ASRP. The IARB has

the authority to continue the acquisition, modify the strategy, terminate the process, or determine

how next phases should proceed. The HCA is the chairman and clearance authority. Board members

shall include the following: DLA Acquisition Director, DLA Logistics Operations Director, DLA

Information Operations Director, DLA Comptroller, HCA and/or Director or Commander of

contracting office; Technical, Program, or Service Manager of procuring organization; and Military

Service Program or Technical Manager. Board advisors shall include the following: DLA General

Counsel; DLA Small Business Programs Director; DLA Competition Advocate (COMPAD); DLA

Center of Excellence for Pricing (COEP); DLA Acquisition Division Chiefs or Deputy Chiefs; DLA

Acquisition Peer Review Manager; procuring organization Office of Counsel, COMPAD, and price

analyst(s); and, for acquisition of services, the SSM and Component Level Lead (CLL) and Portfolio

Manager.

“JCP Certification” means the United States/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP). Contractors

must have an active JCP certification to obtain access to unclassified technical data disclosing

critical technology controlled in the United States.

“Major Subordinate Command (MSC)” means the following six DLA field organizations: DLA

Aviation, DLA Land and Maritime, DLA Energy, DLA Troop Support, DLA Disposition, and DLA

Distribution.

“Procuring Organizations” means all DLA activities with contracting authority, and includes both

contracting activities and contracting offices.

“Strategic contracts (STRATCON”) means those acquisitions that represent the highest risk and

impact to mission criticality, warfighter operational support, financial investment, and stewardship

responsibilities. Strategic contracts may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Acquisitions subject to DoD Peer Review thresholds;

(2) Prime Vendor/Tailored Logistics Support;

(3) Performance-Based Logistics;
(4) Implementation of Captains of Industry recommendations and/or initiatives;

(5) Bridge contracts for existing Strategic Contracts;

(6) OCONUS acquisitions critical to current contingencies or major military operations;

(7) Acquisitions as identified by the DLA Director, DLA Vice Director, SPE, or SSM, including

Strategic Partnerships with other Agencies, Undefinitized Contract Actions (UCA), and/or specified

corporate contracts; and

(8) Acquisitions where there is known special or significant interest by members of Congress, the

White House, media, Government Accountability Office, DoD Inspector General Office, Office of the

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics or its subordinate

organizations, other Office of the Secretary of Defense organizations, or a high potential to attract

such interest.

“Tailored Logistics Support (TLS) Contract” means an acquisition that targets support to the point of

the customer’s need, and supports the full range of logistics functions, including shipping, receiving,

storage, inventory management, and transportation or traffic visibility, to achieve a solution for a

customer.