(a) Services acquisitions above the micro-purchase threshold must meet performance-based contract requirements. Services acquisitions with an annual contract value above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) shall be performance-based IAW AFI 63-124, Performance-Based Services Acquisitions (PBSA). If more than 50 percent of the requirement (contract/task order/delivery order), measured in dollars, is performance-based, then it can be considered PBSA.
(1) When a service acquisition is considered a performance-based service acquisition (PBSA), either the acquisition plan or the Streamlined Acquisition Strategy Summary (SASS) shall be documented IAW 5307.104-92 as to how the PBSA requirement was evaluated and what methodology was used to determine PBSA requirements.
(b) Not all service acquisitions will lend themselves to PBSA objectives. The Services Designated Official (5337.503) is responsible for approving any services acquisition that is not performance-based in accordance with AFI 63-124. This authority includes acquisitions to be purchased within and outside of DoD. Purchase requests for services acquisitions that are not performance-based are signed by the SDO and will include the following statement:
“IAW 10 USC 2330, the Services Designated Official has approved the attached non-performance-based work statement and performance plan. Any contract or task order/delivery order resulting from this request is to be acquired using performance-based principles to the maximum extent practical.”
(c) For services over the simplified acquisition threshold, the Services Designated Official (5337.503) is responsible for approving any purchase requests for services acquisitions to be purchased using a contract or task order being awarded by an agency other than DoD. A copy of the determination and finding required by MP5317.78 shall accompany the purchase request, if applicable. Purchase requests shall include the following statements:
“The attached determination and finding approved by the Services Designated Official authorizes procurement outside of DoD. This acquisition has been determined to be in the best interest of the AF.”
