1.170  Peer Reviews.

(a)  Defense Procurement and Acquisition policy (DPAP) Peer Reviews.

(1)  The Peer Review Program has two levels. The first is the DPAP level and the second is the Agency level. DPAP Peer reviews are required for pre and post-award actions as follows - all acquisitions for supplies and/or services valued at $1 Billion and greater (including options and surge) and all contracts for services valued at $1 Billion and greater (including options and surge). See mandatory procedures for DPAP Peer Reviews at DLAD PGI 1.170.

(2)  DPAP Rolling Forecast requirement. In order to plan for Peer Reviews at the DPAP levell each activity shall provide information regarding acquisitions that meet the $1 Billion threshold. The DLAD prescribed format, found in DLAD PGI subsection 1.170 (a)(2), is mandatory and shall be used to provide this information to J-73 by the 15th of September, December, March, and June every year. The report will be updated every quarter - add a new quarter to and delete the oldest quarter from the forecast each period so it always forecasts a year out.

(90)  Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Peer Reviews.

(1)  The primary purpose of the DLA Peer Review is to identify best practices and lessons learned. The reviews also ensure that field contracting offices are implementing regulatory requirements in a consistent and appropriate manner across DLA and to improve quality and effectiveness of the DLA contracting process. The Peer Review Program has two levels of review, the first is the DPAP level and the second is the Agency level. This section covers the Agency level Peer Reviews, which are required for certain pre and post award actions as detailed below.

(2)  Candidates for Pre-award DLA Peer Reviews. Each field activity will nominate a pre-award program that will be reviewed by a Peer Review team after Milestone A I-ARB and prior to milestone B I-ARB by August 1st of every year. The information will be provided to J-72 -DLA Peer review Program Manager. (Field activities are defined for purposes of the DLA Peer Review Program as the following: DSC Columbus, DLA Mechanicsburg, DLA Warren, DLA Aberdeen, DLA Albany, DSC Richmond, DLA Huntsville, DLA Philadelphia, DLA Warner Robins, DLA Oklahoma City, DLA Ogden, DSC Philadelphia Troop Support, DSCO, Defense Energy Support Center (formerly DESC), DDC, DAPS, DLA Disposition Services (formerly DRMS), and DNSC. The Peer Review will take place prior to soliciting but after Milestone A I-ARB and prior to the Milestone B I-ARB. Based on the number of field activities the expectation is that DLA will conduct approximately 18 Milestone A Peer Reviews and 18 Milestone B Peer Reviews annually.

(3)  Candidates for Post-award DLA Peer Reviews. Each field activity (as defined above) will nominate one post-award service contract (unless they do not have any active service contracts) to be reviewed at I-ARB Milestone C by August 1st of every year. The information will be provided to J-72 DLA Peer Review Program Manager. If the only service contract is for an insignificant dollar amount and there are no plans to continue awarding service contracts by the activity, a decision will be made by the DLA Peer Review program Manager if a peer review is worth pursuing. The Peer Review will take place prior to the I-ARB at Milestone C. Based on the anticipated activities with service contracts, the expectation is that DLA will conduct approximately 8 Milestone C Peer Reviews.

(4)  Procedures for DLA Peer Reviews are at DLAD PGI 1.170-90.