Source: https://www.acquisition.gov/print/19195
Timestamp: 2020-02-29 04:49:54
Document Index: 531234114

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Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services
208.002 Priorities for use of Government supply sources.
208.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules. 208.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules. 208.405-6 Limiting sources. 208.406 Ordering activity responsibilities. 208.406-1 Order placement.
208.602-70 Acquisition of items for which FPI has a significant market share.
208.705 Procedures.
208.7000 Scope of subpart. 208.7001 Definitions. 208.7002 Assignment authority. 208.7002-1 Acquiring department responsibilities. 208.7002-2 Requiring department responsibilities. 208.7003 Applicability. 208.7003-1 Assignments under integrated materiel management (IMM). 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition. 208.7004 Procedures. 208.7005 Military interdepartmental purchase requests. 208.7006 Coordinated acquisition assignments.
208.7301 Definitions. 208.7302 Policy. 208.7303 Procedures. 208.7304 Refined precious metals. 208.7305 Contract clause.
208.7400 Scope of subpart. 208.7401 Definitions. 208.7402 General. 208.7403 Acquisition procedures.
(Revised July 11, 2006)
(a)(1)(v) See Subpart 208.70, Coordinated Acquisition, and Subpart 208.74, Enterprise Software Agreements.
subpart 208.4--federal supply schedules
208.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
208.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.
208.405-6 Limiting sources.
208.406 Ordering activity responsibilities.
208.406-1 Order placement.
See DoD Class Deviation 2014-O0011- Determination of Fair and Reasonable Prices When Using Federal Supply Schedule Contracts, dated March 13, 2014. Effective immediately, contracting officers shall comply with the following policy, in lieu of FAR 8.404(d), Pricing, when using Federal Supply Schedules. This class deviation remains in effect until incorporated in the DFARS or otherwise rescinded.
(a)(i) If only one offer is received in response to an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is placed on a competitive basis,, the procedures at 215.371 apply.
(ii) Departments and agencies shall comply with the review, approval, and reporting requirements established in accordance with subpart 217.7 when placing orders for supplies or services in amounts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.
(iii) When a schedule lists both foreign and domestic items that will meet the needs of the requiring activity, the ordering office must apply the procedures of part 225 and FAR part 25, Foreign Acquisition. When purchase of an item of foreign origin is specifically required, the requiring activity must furnish the ordering office sufficient information to permit the determinations required by part 225 and FAR part 25 to be made.
(iv) Use the provisions at 252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit, and 252.215-7008, Only One Offer, as prescribed at 215.371-6 and 215.408(3), respectively.
(1) Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73) when acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301.
(2) See 215.101-2-70 for the limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to orders placed under Federal Supply Schedules.
(3) See 217.7801 for the prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items.
For an order or blanket purchase agreement (BPA) exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is a follow-on to an order or BPA for the same supply or service previously issued based on a limiting sources justification citing the authority at FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) or (C), follow the procedures at PGI 208.405-6 (DFARS/PGI view).
Follow the procedures at PGI 208.406-1 (DFARS/PGI view)when ordering from schedules.
Subpart 208.6--ACQUISITION FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Added August 12, 2008)
(b) Definition. “Item for which FPI has a significant market share,” as used in this subsection, means an item for which FPI’s share of the DoD market for the federal supply class including that item is greater than 5 percent, as determined by DoD in consultation with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. A list of the federal supply classes of items for which FPI has a significant market share is maintained at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/cpic/cp/specific_policy_areas.html#federal_prison.
208.606 Evaluating FPI performance.
See DoD Class Deviation 2013-O0018, Past Performance Evaluation Requirements, issued on September 24, 2013. This class deviation requires past performance reporting for contracts awarded under FAR 8.6, Acquisition from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., when the thresholds in this deviation are exceeded. This deviation is effective until incorporated in the DFARS or rescinded.
subpart 208.7--acquisition from NONPROFIT AGENCIES EMPLOYING PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
See DoD Class Deviation 2013-O0018, Past Performance Evaluation Thresholds and Reporting Requirements, issued on September 24, 2013. This class deviation requires past performance reporting for contracts awarded under FAR subpart 8.7, Acquisition from Nonprofit Agencies Employing People Who are Blind or Severely Handicapped, when the thresholds in this deviation are exceeded. This deviation is effective until incorporated in the DFARS or rescinded.
Follow the procedures at PGI 208.705 (DFARS/PGI view)when placing orders with central nonprofit agencies.
(a) The Coordinated Acquisition Program (commodity assignments are listed in PGI 208.7006 (DFARS/PGI view); or
See PGI 208.7002-1 (DFARS/PGI view) for the acquiring department’s responsibilities.
See PGI 208.7002-2 (DFARS/PGI view) for the requiring department’s responsibilities.
(b) Follow the procedures at PGI 208.7003-1(b) (DFARS/PGI view) when an item assigned for IMM is to be acquired by the requiring department in accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of this subsection.
Follow the procedures at PGI 208.7004 (DFARS/PGI view) for processing coordinated acquisition requirements.
(a) PGI 253.208-1 (DFARS/PGI view) when using DD Form 448, Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request; and
(b) PGI 253.208-2 (DFARS/PGI view) when using DD Form 448-2, Acceptance of MIPR.
See PGI 208.7006 (DFARS/PGI view) for coordinated acquisition assignments.
subpart 208.71--acquisition for national aeronautics and space administration (nasa)
208.7100 Authorization.
208.7101 Policy.
208.7102 Procedures.
NASA is authorized by Pub. L. 85-568 to use the acquisition services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of DoD departments and agencies with their consent, with or without reimbursement, and on a similar basis to cooperate with the departments/ agencies in the use of acquisition services, equipment, and facilities.
Departments and agencies shall cooperate fully with NASA in making acquisition services, equipment, personnel, and facilities available on the basis of mutual agreement.
Follow the procedures at PGI 208.7102 (DFARS/PGI view) when contracting or performing services for NASA.
subpart 208.72
(Removed July 11, 2006)
subpart 208.73--use of government-owned precious metals
208.7301 Definitions.
208.7302 Policy.
208.7303 Procedures.
208.7304 Refined precious metals.
208.7305 Contract clause.
“Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP)” means the Defense Logistics Agency field activity located at 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096, which is the assigned commodity integrated material manager for refined precious metals and is responsible for the storage and issue of such material.
“Refined precious metal” means recovered silver, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, or ruthenium, in bullion, granulation or sponge form, which has been purified to at least .999 percentage of fineness.
DoD policy is for maximum participation in the Precious Metals Recovery Program. DoD components shall furnish recovered precious metals contained in the DSCP inventory to production contractors rather than use contractor-furnished precious metals whenever the contracting officer determines it to be in the Government's best interest.
Follow the procedures at PGI 208.7303 (DFARS/PGI view) for use of the Precious Metals Recovery Program.
See PGI 208.7304 (DFARS/PGI view) for a list of refined precious metals managed by DSCP.
(a) Use the clause at 252.208-7000, Intent to Furnish Precious Metals as Government-Furnished Material, in all solicitations and contracts except—
(1) When the contracting officer has determined that the required precious metals are not available from DSCP;
(2) When the contracting officer knows that the items being acquired do not require precious metals in their manufacture; or
(3) For acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
(b) To make the determination in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the contracting officer shall consult with the end item inventory manager and comply with the procedures in Chapter 11, DoD 4160.21-M, Defense Materiel Disposition Manual.
subpart 208.74--ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AGREEMENTS
208.7400 Scope of subpart.
208.7401 Definitions.
This subpart prescribes policy and procedures for acquisition of commercial software and software maintenance, including software and software maintenance that is acquired--
(a) As part of a system or system upgrade, where practicable;
(b) Under a service contract;
(c) Under a contract or agreement administered by another agency (e.g., under an interagency agreement);
(d) Under a Federal Supply Schedule contract or blanket purchase agreement established in accordance with FAR 8.405; or
(e) By a contractor that is authorized to order from a Government supply source pursuant to FAR 51.101.
“Enterprise software agreement” means an agreement or a contract that is used to acquire designated commercial software or related services such as software maintenance.
“Enterprise Software Initiative” means an initiative led by the DoD Chief Information Officer to develop processes for DoD-wide software asset management.
“Software maintenance” means services normally provided by a software company as standard services at established catalog or market prices, e.g., the right to receive and use upgraded versions of software, updates, and revisions.
(1) Departments and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and related services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) (see website at http://www.esi.mil/). ESI promotes the use of enterprise software agreements (ESAs) with contractors that allow DoD to obtain favorable terms and pricing for commercial software and related services. ESI does not dictate the products or services to be acquired.
(2) Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73) when acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301.
Follow the procedures at PGI 208.7403 (DFARS/PGI view) when acquiring commercial software and related services.