PGI 1.170-2 DPAP Pre-award Peer Reviews.

DPAP Peer Reviews are required for ALL acquisitions for supplies and/or services valued at $1 Billion and greater (including options and surge requirements). The threshold is determined by the value of the maximum amount possible to be purchased under the solicitation/program. Individual solicitations that do not meet the $1 Billion threshold but are part of a program that exceeds $1 Billion are required to have a DPAP Peer Review. Solicitations that are greater than $1 Billion that will result in multiple awards less than $1 Billion are subject to the Peer Review. The DPAP Pre-award review is categorized by competitive and non-competitive actions that have different review requirements I as described below:

(a)  Competitive: Pre-Award Peer Reviews shall be conducted in three phases for Competitive procurements: 1) prior to issuance of the solicitation; 2) prior to request for final proposal revisions; and 3) prior to contract award. Each phase will require an approved I ARB before the documents are provided to DPAP. Phase 1 approval will be accomplished at milestone A and Phase 3 approval will be accomplished at milestone B. Phase 2 approval requires an additional I-ARB (this is a new requirement).

(b)  Noncompetitive: For a non-competitive procurement I there are two phases: 1) prior to negotiation and 2) prior to award. Each phase will require an approved I-ARB before the documents are provided to DPAP. Note that there is no Peer Review requirement at milestone A. Phase 1 approval requires an additional I-ARB (this is a new requirement) and Phase 2 approvals will be accomplished at milestone B.