[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR7.104]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 7_ACQUISITION PLANNING--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart 7.1_Acquisition Plans
 
Sec.  7.104  General procedures.

    (a) Acquisition planning should begin as soon as the agency need is 
identified, preferably well in advance of the fiscal year in which 
contract award or order placement is necessary. In developing the plan, 
the planner shall form a team consisting of all those who will be 
responsible for significant aspects of the acquisition, such as 
contracting, fiscal, legal, and technical personnel. The planner should 
review previous plans for similar acquisitions and discuss them with the 
key personnel involved in those acquisitions. At key dates specified in 
the plan or whenever significant changes occur, and no less often than 
annually, the planner shall

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review the plan and, if appropriate, revise it.
    (b) Requirements and logistics personnel should avoid issuing 
requirements on an urgent basis or with unrealistic delivery or 
performance schedules, since it generally restricts competition and 
increases prices. Early in the planning process, the planner should 
consult with requirements and logistics personnel who determine type, 
quality, quantity, and delivery requirements.
    (c) The planner shall coordinate with and secure the concurrence of 
the contracting officer in all acquisition planning. If the plan 
proposes using other than full and open competition when awarding a 
contract, the plan shall also be coordinated with the cognizant 
competition advocate.

[48 FR 42124, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1735, Jan. 11, 1985; 
50 FR 52433, Dec. 23, 1985; 67 FR 56118, Aug. 30, 2002]