5306.303-1-90

(a) All service contract actions that meet the definition of a
bridge action at DAFFARS
5302.101 require a written, approved justification document in
accordance with DAFFARS 5306.304 Approval of the Justification. All
bridge action J&As shall be identified as a “bridge
action J&A” as indicated in the respective justification
templates. Upon award of any bridge action, Contracting Officers
shall enter the action into the DAF Bridge
Action Reporting Tool (BART). Competition Advocates for each
procuring activity shall ensure all bridge actions are included in
the tool on a quarterly basis.
         (b) Notifications required by DoDI 5000.74, Defense Acquisition of Services
            
               ; provide a copy of the approved justification and email transmission of the required notification to the Competition and Commercial Advocate (CCA)..
         (1) Upon the first use of a bridge contract to provide for
continuation of a service to be performed through a services
contract, due to inadequate planning as determined by the S-CAT
decision authority, the requirements owner, along with the
contracting officer or a designee of the contracting officer for
the contract, will:
         (i) For a services contract in an amount less than $10 million,
provide an update on the status of the bridge contract (including
the rationale for using the bridge contract) to the requiring
activity’s PEO, Flag Officer, or civilian equivalent, as
applicable; or
         (ii) For a services contract in an amount equal to or greater
than $10 million, provide an update on the status of the bridge
contract (including the rationale for using the bridge contract) to
the cognizant Service Acquisition Executive (SAE).
         (2) Upon the second use of a bridge contract to provide for
continuation of a service to be performed through a services
contract in an amount less than $10 million, due to inadequate
planning as determined by the S-CAT decision authority, the
commander or senior civilian official referred to in Paragraph
(b)(1)(i) will provide notification of such use to the Vice Chief
of Staff of the DAF and the cognizant SAE.

Change History

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+++ 2026-03-20 13:16:17
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 bridge action at DAFFARS
 5302.101 require a written, approved justification document in
 accordance with DAFFARS 5306.304 Approval of the Justification. All
-bridge action J&As shall be identified as a "bridge
-action J&A" as indicated in the respective justification
+bridge action J&As shall be identified as a “bridge
+action J&A” as indicated in the respective justification
 templates. Upon award of any bridge action, Contracting Officers
 shall enter the action into the DAF Bridge
 Action Reporting Tool (BART). Competition Advocates for each
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
          (i) For a services contract in an amount less than $10 million,
 provide an update on the status of the bridge contract (including
 the rationale for using the bridge contract) to the requiring
-activity's PEO, Flag Officer, or civilian equivalent, as
+activity’s PEO, Flag Officer, or civilian equivalent, as
 applicable; or
          (ii) For a services contract in an amount equal to or greater
 than $10 million, provide an update on the status of the bridge