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Timestamp: 2017-09-20 02:03:36
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Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 5608', 'ART 5608', 'ART 5608', 'ART 5608', 'ART 5608', 'ART 5608', 'ART 5608', 'art 5617', 'art 6']

SOFARS PART 5608REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
5608.0003 Use of other Government supply sources.
SUBPART 5608.4 FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES
5608.404-90 Determination and certification for use of non-DoD 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.
SOFARS PART 5608 - REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
SUBPART 5608.4 – FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES
SOFARS PART 5608
(f) Global Battlestaff and Program Support (GBPS) Services contract:
(1) For all Headquarters (HQ) USSOCOM, in accordance with the Chief of Staff memo, Obtaining Service Contract Support Under the Global Battlestaff and Program Support Contract, dated June 30, 2010, use of the GBPS contract is mandatory for acquiring any services offered within the scope of the GBPS contract. Each request for waiver for services outside USSOCOM GBPS contracts must be submitted using a Form 14 and will be coordinated through the Director of Procurement. The Acquisition Executive or designee must approve the Form 14 giving specific written permission to use any other contractor or contract vehicle for acquisitions, prior to the requirement being sent to the Special Operations Command Requirements Evaluation Board (SOCREB).
(2) The Form 14 shall address the following items:
b. Manpower
c. Period of performance
d. Work accomplished on-site or off-site
e. Comparison between outside contract costs and GBPS costs
f. Rationale for not using in-house contracts
(3) Directorates and components other than HQ USSOCOM are highly encouraged to make maximum use of the GBPS contracts.
(g) Enterprise Information Technology Contract (EITC):
Use of the EITC contract is encouraged for all command contracting offices acquiring any services offered under the basic contract.
(h) Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contracts (SITEC):
In accordance with the Chief of Staff memo titled Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract Mandatory Use Policy, dated April 30, 2011, use of the SITEC contract is required for all command contract offices, to include the Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), for any requirement for information technology (IT) services. An exception to this requirement will be for those specialized consulting services that provide independent verification and validation to the USSOCOM staff for IT services rendered.
The decision authorities, approval process, and submission requirements for all SOCOM Service Contract Requirement (SCR) requests must be processed in accordance with the Chief of Staff memo entitled Revised Service Contract Requirements – Interim, dated May 14, 2011.
(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 must 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 5617.503-91.1(c) and (d) for completing the Determination for Use of a Non-DoD Contract document.
(Added January 2015, 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.
Added January 2015)
Follow the “Justification and Approvals (J&As) and Exception to Fair Opportunity” review and approval thresholds found in 5601-1.
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.
(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.
Special Operations Forces Acquisition. Technology and Logistics (SOF AT&L-K)
SOFARS 5608