2.  Roles and Responsibilities.

In addition to the roles and responsibilities identified at FAR 6.502, Air Force Competition and Commercial Advocates must perform the roles and responsibilities identified below.

2.1.  Support the Air Force Competition Advocate General in formulating, managing, and providing oversight of the Air Force Competition and Commercial Advocacy Program.  As required, participate in Air Force Competition and Commercial Advocate meetings in support of the DoD Competition Advocate quarterly meetings.

2.2.  Promote commercial practices and competition in acquisition programs managed by their command.  Identify, track, and follow-up on actions to remove impediments to commercial practices and competition. Seek to improve the overall competitive performance and increase the use of commercial practices by overcoming barriers such as defining requirements, policies, procedures, and decisions that restrict competition and limit their applicability.  SAF/AQC developed a web based tool for aiding in the development of a MAJCOM contracting competition report.

2.3.  Ensure the organization's policies and procedures encourage full and open competition whenever possible, and promote the use of commercial procedures.  Review acquisition planning documents, and ensure market research demonstrates that competitive and commercial opportunities were considered.  

2.4.  Participate in acquisition strategy planning through forums such as the Acquisition Strategy Panel process.

2.5.  Establish MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA competition goals using the Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines. Track and report on progress in achieving the MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA competition goal.

2.6.  Track and report the use of fair opportunity on task and delivery orders written against multiple award contracts for the MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA.

2.7.  Train program managers, contracting personnel, and senior leaders on the advantages of full and open competition, and communicate success stories.  

2.8.  Stress the importance of the need for contracting professionals to complete the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Continuous Learning Module (CLM), Continuous Learning Contracts (CLC) 055, "Competition Requirements for DoD Acquisition" Defense Acquisition Continuous Learning training annually.

2.9.  Assist contracting officers in educating and conveying the advantages of full and open competition to program managers and individuals writing the statement of work or purchase request.  To assist the Competition Advocate in training acquisition customers, the Competition and Commercial Advocate, The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD)/Department of Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) developed a competition training template that can be tailored to the needs of the individuals being trained.  The training is located at the DPAP website, Contract Policy, Competition,   Training - Competition Requirements for DoD Acquisition (http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/cpic/cp/docs/training.ppt)

2.10.  Identify potential full and open competition and commercial opportunities through the J&A and acquisition planning document reviews.  Review and approve J&As and fair opportunity justifications in accordance with MP5306.304

2.11.  Work with government and industry to investigate and eliminate barriers to competition and the acquisition of commercial items for significant acquisitions.

2.12.  Establish procedures for monitoring the competition performance of the MAJCOM/DRU OR AFISRA.  Keep the MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA/CC informed of the MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA's performance.

2.13.  The MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA Competition and Commercial Advocate shall ensure operational contracting squadrons have access to an installation Competition and Commercial Advocate.  The MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA Competition and Commercial Advocate shall appoint a senior civilian in the operational contracting squadrons who possesses the qualifications at paragraphs 1.1. through 1.3 (excludes FAR 6.501 requirements) as the Installation Competition and Commercial Advocate, as necessary.  

2.14.  Establish a competition and commercial advocacy program for activities within the MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA.  The activities Competition and Commercial Program shall meet the oversight and management and reporting requirements identified throughout this MP.

2.15.  Ensure that requirements are stated in the least restrictive manner to allow for effective competition and the use of commercial practices.

2.16.  Review and provide appropriate comments on determinations made in accordance with FAR 9.202(b) that it would be unreasonable to specify the standards for qualification that a potential offeror (or its product) must satisfy in order to meet established qualification requirements.

2.17.  Prepare and submit an annual competition and commercial plan in accordance with FAR 6.502(b) (2) and Paragraph 4 of this mandatory procedure.