§ 507.104 - General procedures.

(a) Policies and procedures for comprehensive acquisition plans are in GSA Order, Comprehensive Acquisition Planning (APD 2800.13A).

(b) The contracting officer shall be responsible for preparing a limited acquisition plan. Limited plans must be reviewed and approved at least one level above the individual writing the plan unless the requirement is received in the last month of the fiscal year and award is anticipated during the same month. In those cases, the plan must be reviewed and approved at a level no lower than the contracting director. The head of the contracting activity (HCA) may require review and approval at a higher level.

(c) Limited plans must be in writing, unless waived under paragraph (d) of this section.

(d) The contracting director may waive the requirement for a written limited acquisition plan (1) for recurring annual acquisitions or (2) in cases of unusual or compelling urgency. The individual responsible for preparing the plan shall present (as a minimum) an oral plan to at least the next higher level for approval. The file must summarize the content of the oral plan and the name of the individual that approved it. In cases of unusual or compelling urgency, the summary must also indicate the nature of the urgency and may be prepared after award when preparation before award would unreasonably delay the acquisition. The summary may be included in the justification required by FAR 6.302-2(c).

(e) Acquisition plans for contracts which propose using other than full and open competition must be coordinated with and concurred in by the cognizant competition advocate unless the proposed contract will be awarded under the authority at FAR 6.302-5 or will be awarded under a class justification approved by the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy.