(a) Sealed bidding.
(3) The contract file must be forwarded to HQ DLA, ATTN: J-73, for review and approval, and the PLFA must be advised by J-73 that the file is approved before the PLFA commander signs the decision summary form (DLA Form 1764, Cost Comparison Analysis In-House versus Contract Performance, or DLA Form 1764a, Cost Comparison Analysis Expansions, New Requirements, and Conversion to In-House). The contracting officer shall not sign the decision summary form until J-73 approval of the contract file has been received or until J-73 comments, that are a condition of approval, have been properly addressed.
