§ 3506.304-70 - Class justifications.

(a) Class justifications shall be approved in the same manner as individual justifications. To determine the approval level for a class justification, the aggregate estimated dollar value of all actions contemplated for one year shall be used to establish the appropriate dollar threshold for approval.

(b) The following are examples of appropriate class justifications:

(1) A basic ordering agreement (BOA) including all orders to be issued under the BOA for the term of the BOA;

(2) Contracts to be awarded to more than one contractor to provide Government-furnished property for assembly into an end item, in which case the circumstances of the class justification must justify all the contracts proposed under the justification.

(c) Requests for approval at any level must be submitted to the approval authority before release of the solicitation. The solicitation shall not be released until the justification is approved in writing (but see FAR 6.303-1(e)).

(d) The Procurement Executive shall maintain a list of products, materials, and services that have been granted a class justification for exclusive acquisition from sources in Panama (see 3506.302-4(c)).