[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] [Page 159] 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]