[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR806.570]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 806_COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart 806.5_Competition Advocates

 

Sec. 806.570  Planning requirements.



    Competition Plan. Each Contracting Activity Competition Advocate 

shall develop a Competition Plan and incorporate the Plan in the 

internal operating procedures of the facility or organization in which 

the contracting activity is located. It is essential that the plan be 

endorsed and supported by top level management and be clearly understood 

by the services and offices that the contracting activity support. As a 

minimum, the plan shall include:

    (a) The appoval requirements for other than full and open 

competition specified in FAR 6.304;

    (b) A description of the synopsizing requirements contained in FAR 

Subpart 5.2 in order that the necessity for Advance Procurement Planning 

is fully understood;

    (c) A description of how the Competition Plan should be integrated 

into Advance Procurement Planning;

    (d) Identification of any known obstacles to competition and a 

proposal for overcoming them;

    (e) A method for otherwise increasing competition for contracts on 

the basis of cost and other significant factors.



[51 FR 23066, June 25, 1986, as amended at 61 FR 20492, May 7, 1996; 63 

FR 69218, Dec. 16, 1998]