(a) Prior to solicitation of repetitively single/sole source purchases in excess of $100,000, the contracting officer shall consider requesting review of all technical data by the responsible Specification Preparing Activity/Engineering Support Activity. Such a review should be requested if the contracting officer believes it is necessary in order to assure that the data is current, potential sources are identified, and lengthy, complex, or expensive testing requirements are eliminated to the extent practicable (i.e., qualified products list (QPL), First Article requirements). The contracting officer shall also ensure that consideration has been given to other actions that may encourage competition, i.e., Government furnished tooling, alternate contract type, provisions for economical production quantities.
(b) Immediately prior to the award of any supply contract (other than an indefinite delivery contract) in excess of $500,000 or for mobilization requirements, the contracting officer shall confirm that the quantities are still required and that the technical requirements are still current. "Immediately prior to award" means that point in time when all required approvals have been obtained and the contract is ready for release to the contractor. Confirmation of quantity and technical requirements for Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs) shall be obtained verbally from the MIPR Liaison/Coordinator or item manager levels of the requiring departments. Appropriate documentation shall be included in the contract file. Contracting offices are encouraged to establish similar procedures for significant awards below $500,000 as may be appropriate for their types of contract actions.
