5315.303 Responsibilities

(a)

(1) The contracting officer is the Source Selection authority (SSA) for acquisitions of $10M or less. Except as provided in paragraph (4) below, contracting officer is the SSA for acquisitions of any dollar value using Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) or Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures, unless the acquisition plan approving authority designates otherwise.

(2) SSAs for ACAT acquisitions greater than $10M, PEO/CM acquisitions and acquisitions using other than PPT or LPTA procedures are listed below:

(i) For ACAT I programs, ASAF(A) is the SSA.

(ii) For ACAT II and III programs, the PEO/DAO is the SSA.

(iii) For acquisitions in the AFPEO/CM portfolio, the PEO is the SSA.

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