(d)(i) Prepare written acquisition plans, for up to a five-year period, in accordance with dollar thresholds identified at the DFARS 207.103(d)(i). Update acquisition plans when required for milestone approval or when there is a change in the acquisition strategy. [AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]
(k) Waivers must be approved by the individual authorized to approve the plan. [AFARS Revision #22, dated September 12, 2007]
(S-90) Acquisition plan approvals.
(a) For acquisition plan approval, the dollar thresholds identified at DFARS 207.103(d)(i) apply to the following:
(1) For programs assigned to Program Executive Officers (PEOs) and Program Managers (PM) reporting directly to Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), acquisition plans must be approved by cognizant PEOs and PMs. This approval authority may not be redelegated.
(2) For all non-PEO acquisitions, acquisition plans must be approved by the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC). This approval authority may not be redelegated.
(3) Programs below the thresholds identified at DFARS 207.103(d)(i) shall be approved in accordance with contracting activity procedures.
(b) For Army Acquisition Executive designated special interest programs, the acquisition plans must be approved by HQDA. Acquisition plans for special interest programs must be processed the same as other acquisition plans and include all the concurrences in (c) below.
(c) Subject to 5107.103(S-90)(a)(1)and (2), the requests for approval of acquisition plans in accordance with the thresholds identified at DFARS 207.103(d)(i) must include the concurrence of the -
(i) Contracting officer;
(ii) Local competition advocate;
(iii) Local small and disadvantaged business utilization (SADBU) office or on-site SADBU official;
(iv) Legal office; and
(v) Appropriate matrix elements from the supporting contracting activity.
[AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007] [AFARS Revision #22, dated September 12, 2007]
