(a) Agency-specific coverage on use of non-DOD contracting activities and vehicles may be found in Subpart 7.90. Such acquisitions may only be made under appropriate statutory authority.
(b)(1) DOD policy guidance on use of non-Economy Act orders (USD(C) Memorandum dated October 16, 2006, subject: “Non-Economy Act Orders”) applies to assisted acquisitions using non-DOD contracting activities. This policy is not directly applicable to DLA customers’ relationships with DLA.
(2) DLA normally receives a requirement from a requesting activity and executes that requirement by one of three methods: 1) delivery from DLA stock; 2) individual DLA procurement or ordering against a DLA contract; or 3) ordering against a non-DLA contract. Because the DOD policy on non-Economy Act orders is largely concerned with transfers of funds to a non-DOD activity for execution of a requesting activity’s requirement, normally DLA’s transactions will not be directly affected by the DOD policy. There are some instances, however, when DLA activities use assisted acquisitions for internal support, and the DOD policy would be applicable in full. The coverage in 17.9601 through 17.9605 implements the DOD policy and is applicable to non-Economy Act orders executed as assisted acquisitions by non-DOD contracting activities.
