3. Table of Approval Authorities
Type | Reference | Approval Authority |
Any new requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror unless imposed by statute. | Secretary of Defense (without delegation) | |
Any policy letter, clause book, policy, procedure, clause, or form that has a significant effect beyond internal operating procedures or poses a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. | OUSD(AT&L)DPAP | |
Clause Control Plan | OUSD(AT&L)DPAP | |
Individual or class deviations from FAR/DFARS cited in 201.402(1) : (1) FAR 3.104/DFARS 203.104, Procurement Integrity; (2) FAR Subpart 27.4/DFARS Subpart 227.4, Rights in Data and Copyrights; (3) FAR Part 30/DFARS Part 230, CAS Administration; (4) FAR Subpart 31.1/DFARS Subpart 231.1, Applicability (contract cost Principles); (5) FAR Subpart 31.2/DFARS Part 231, Contracts with Commercial Organizations; or (6) FAR Part 32/DFARS 232, Contract Financing (with two exceptions). | OUSD(AT&L)DPAP | |
Individual deviations from FAR/DFARS other than those cited in 201.402(1). | ||
Class deviations other than those described in 201.402(1) that do not -- (1) Have a significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of the department or agency; (2) Have a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors; (3) Diminish any preference given small business concerns by the FAR or DFARS; or (4) Extend to requirements imposed by statute or by regulations of other agencies such as the Small Business Administration and the Department of Labor. | OUSD(AT&L)DPAP approves all class deviations | |
Provisions and clauses developed to fulfill a specific and unique requirement of the acquisition, or are a result of negotiations. They do not constitute a deviation from FAR or DFARS or require OUSD(AT&L)DPAP approval. | Procurement Directorate/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization Policy, Quality Assurance & Procedures Division (PL2) | |
Proposed new repetitive use or "substantially the same as" local clauses. They do not constitute a deviation from FAR or DFARS or require OUSD(AT&L)DPAP approval. | ||
Proposed use of modifications, alternates, and authorized deviations. | ||
Proposed tailoring by the Contracting Officer of the commercial item provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items and the clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (with certain limitations) consistent with commercial practice. | ||
Proposed tailoring (inconsistent with customary practice) by the Contracting Officer of the commercial item provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items and the clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (with certain limitations) inconsistent with commercial practice. |