(a)(1) The chief of the contracting office shall provide to HQ DLA, ATTN: J-72 and J-7, a brief summary of the proposed plan to establish a Qualified Products List (QPL), Qualified Manufacturers List (QML), or Qualified Bidders List (QBL) requirement. Approval by HQ DLA is not required, unless HQ DLA requests a review of the plan. The chief of the contracting office shall approve the establishment of a qualification requirement, subject to the requirements of FAR Subpart 9.2 and after considering any comments of the activity Competition Advocate and the activity Commercial Advocate. When a qualification requirement is proposed for application to an item described by a document that is subject to the Defense Standardization Program, the procedures in DoD 4120.3-M, Appendix B, apply, including the requirement for OASD approval.
