(a) General requirements.
(1) ASSPs shall be conducted at Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) level for all service acquisitions with a total planned value of $500 million or above, or any service acquisition determined to be of special interest by the ASA(ALT), regardless of dollar value. The ASSP chairperson has the authority to waive the requirement for an ASSP.
(2) PEOs, Direct Reporting PMs and HCAs shall conduct ASSPs for service acquisitions with total planned values of $250 million or more and less than $500 million and shall establish requirements/procedures to govern the process.
(3) For service acquisitions with a total planned dollar value of $10 million or more and less than $250 million, a review and approval process shall be implemented by the PARCs, PEOs and Direct reporting PMs consistent with operational impact and risks associated with the service acquisition.
(4) For service acquisitions with a total planned dollar value of greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and less than $10 million, a review and approval process shall be implemented by the DOCs consistent with operational impact and risks associated with the service acquisition. These procedures shall be implemented no later than October 1, 2009.
(b) The HQDA ASSP process will provide senior Army functional principals the opportunity to review proposed acquisition strategies and proposed metrics for service acquisitions; and to reach consensus on strategies that are most advantageous to the Army. ASSPs shall be conducted as early as possible in the acquisition planning process to develop a systematic and disciplined approach to achieve an affordable, efficient/effective acquisition. The Office of the DASA(P) will serve as the coordinator for all ASSPs conducted at the Headquarters, Department of the Army level.
(c) ASSP chairperson.
(1) By direction from the ASA(ALT), the HQDA ASSP will be chaired by the DASA(P).
(2) The ASSP Chairperson will provide feedback on ASSPs to the ASA(ALT).
(d) ASSP Membership. As unique requirements of each acquisition dictate, the ASSP Chairperson shall determine ASSP membership.
(1) The standing ASSP membership includes the following: the DASA(P), the Deputy General Counsel (Acquisition), the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), the Director, Army Small Business, and the senior representative from either the requirement or program management arena.
(2) For acquisition of IT services, the Army CIO/G6 shall be a standing member.
(3) When an Acquisition Strategy from the U.S. Army Contracting Command is submitted for review and approval, the ASSP membership will be augmented by the Commander/Executive Director Army Contracting Command and the Command Counsel, from the Headquarters U.S. Army Contracting Command or their designees.
(4) Other members will be invited as acquisition issues dictate. Based upon consensus reached among ASSP members, recommendations are provided to the ASA(ALT) or his designee for review and consideration on the instant acquisition strategy.
(e) If formal source selection procedures will be used, do not identify the name of the Source Selection Authority (SSA) during the ASSP meeting.
(f) ASSP minutes and acquisition strategy approval. At the conclusion of the ASSP, the ASSP coordinator will prepare the ASSP minutes and obtain approval of the acquisition strategy from the Decision Authority. The Decision Authority will approve metrics for the service acquisition requiring the Decision Authority review and approval.
(g) Timelines.
(1) Review, coordination and approval of the acquisition strategy will be conducted in a streamlined and efficient manner. The goal of the process is to have the acquisition strategy reviewed and approved within 15 working days from receipt of the request.
(2) Before the DASA(P) approves a strategy for an acquisition of services with a total planned dollar value of $1 billion or more, or an IT services acquisition with a total planned dollar value of $500 million or more, advance notification must be provided to the USD(ATL) or ASD(NII), as appropriate, in accordance with 5137.590-4. The USD(AT&L) and/or ASD(NII)/DoD CIO will provide the ASA(ALT) a determination whether to conduct a review of the acquisition strategy within 10 working days of receipt of the acquisition strategy. If a review is conducted, it will be completed within 30 days of the determination. If no determination to conduct a review is made within 10 working days of receipt, the acquisition may proceed.
