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(a)(4) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) may delegate this authority to—
(A) An Assistant Secretary of Defense; or
(B) For a defense agency, an officer or employee serving in, assigned, or detailed to that agency who—
(1)If a member of the armed forces, is serving in a rank above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or
(2) If a civilian, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral.
(S-70) For a non-competitive follow-on acquisition to a previous award for the same supply or service supported by a justification for other than full and open competition citing the authority at FAR 6.302-1, follow the procedures at PGI 206.304 (a)(S-70).
(S-71) In accordance with section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92), the head of the procuring activity is the approval authority for a proposed sole-source 8(a) contract exceeding $100 million. This authority may only be delegated to an officer or employee who—
(1) If a member of the armed forces, is serving in a rank above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or
(2) If a civilian, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral.
Change History
| Detected | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| detected 2026-04-17 | PGI_MODIFIED | PGI 206.304 updated: 6 lines added, 3 lines removed |
View diff--- previous +++ current @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ -(a)(S-70) For a non-competitive follow-on to a previous award for the same supply or service supported by a justification for other than full and open competition citing the authority at FAR 6.302-1-- -(i) The justification shall include a copy of the previous justification to assist the approval authority in determining whether the planned actions to remove any barriers to competition cited on the previous justification were completed; and -(ii) The approval authority shall determine whether the planned actions were completed. If the actions were not completed, the justification for the follow-on acquisition shall be approved by the approval authority one-level above the approval authority for the previous justification (see FAR 6.304). If the previous justification was approved by the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE), the approval remains at the SPE level.+(a)(4) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) may delegate this authority to-- (A) An Assistant Secretary of Defense; or (B) For a defense agency, an officer or employee serving in, assigned, or detailed to that agency who-- + +(1)If a member of the armed forces, is serving in a rank above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or + +(2) If a civilian, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral. (S-70) For a non-competitive follow-on acquisition to a previous award for the same supply or service supported by a justification for other than full and open competition citing the authority at FAR 6.302-1, follow the procedures at PGI 206.304 (a)(S-70). (S-71) In accordance with section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92), the head of the procuring activity is the approval authority for a proposed sole-source 8(a) contract exceeding $100 million. This authority may only be delegated to an officer or employee who-- +(1) If a member of the armed forces, is serving in a rank above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or +(2) If a civilian, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral. |
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