[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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 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.

    (d)(1) The planner shall coordinate the acquisition plan or strategy 

with the cognizant small business specialist when the strategy 

contemplates an acquisition meeting the dollar amounts in paragraph 

(d)(2) of this section unless the contract or order is entirely reserved 

or set-aside for small business under part 19. The small business 

specialist shall notify the agency Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization if the strategy involves contract bundling that is 

unnecessary, unjustified, or not identified as bundled by the agency. If 

the strategy involves substantial bundling, the small business 

specialist shall assist in identifying alternative strategies that would 

reduce or minimize the scope of the bundling.

    (2)(i) The strategy shall be coordinated with the cognizant small 

business specialist in accordance with paragraph (d)(1) of this section 

if the estimated contract or order value is--

    (A) $7 million or more for the Department of Defense;

    (B) $5 million or more for the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Department 

of Energy; and

    (C) $2 million or more for all other agencies.

    (ii) If the strategy contemplates the award of multiple contracts or 

orders, the thresholds in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section apply to 

the cumulative maximum potential value, including options, of the 

contracts and orders.



[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; 68 FR 60005, 

Oct. 20, 2003]