PGI 17.9602 Ordering procedures. [CH29]

(a) Non-Economy Act assisted acquisition orders for work and services outside the Department of Defense should ordinarily be executed by issuance to the non-DOD agency of a DD Form 448, "Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR)." In those instances where an alternative document such as a DD 1348-1 or -6 is used, it must provide information consistent with the MIPR, to include the purchase request number and the Activity Address Code (DoDAAC). A non-Economy Act order placed by DLA for its own use or in support of a military customer shall comply with the documentation standards in Volume 11A, Chapter 1 of the DOD Financial Management Regulations (FMR).

(b) Non-Economy Act orders using either assisted or direct acquisition methods must be supported with the following, which are the responsibility of the requesting official in a DLA or other Defense activity, with assistance from the DLA contracting activity:

(1) Conduct market research;

(2) Perform acquisition planning;

(3) Prepare the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE);

(4) Prepare the statement of work (SOW);

(5) Establish the basis for award, including evaluation criteria;

(6) Ensure the receipt and compliance of MIPR (or other execution document) acceptance by the supporting non-DOD activity;

(7) Assist in the technical evaluation;

(8) Establish the quality assurance plan, which addresses the following:

(A) COR/COTR responsibilities for receiving reports/invoices and inspection and acceptance duties;

(B) Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) procedures, required reports, deliverables, and contract performance reports;

(D) Contract oversight. (The requesting official will not only include this in the QAP, but will also retain some share of responsibility for oversight of contract performance. See DLA PGI 17.9605(a), below.)

(9) Perform funds management/record-keeping duties, to include:

(A) Draw-down of funds;

(B) Contract reconciliation;

(D) Oversight of billing/reporting.

(10) Update all POCs as necessary throughout the acquisition.

(c) Assisted- or direct-acquisition non-Economy Act orders from a customer to DLA must include the following, as must assisted acquisition orders from DLA to a non-DOD agency:

(1) A firm, clear, specific, and complete description of the goods or services ordered. The use of generic descriptions is not acceptable. If the description is contained in more than one document, such as an item listing on one page and a price list on another, the documents should refer to one another, and the obligation document (e.g., MIPR or manual requisition) should be signed by a responsible official from the requesting activity.

(2) Specific delivery or performance requirements.

(3) A proper fund citation.

(4) Payment terms and conditions (e.g., direct cite or reimbursement; provisions of advanced payments).

(5) Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC).

(6) In the case of assisted acquisition orders, the DLA order to the non-DOD agency must also include specific non-Economy Act statutory authority, such as the Acquisition Services Fund, through which purchases are authorized to be made from the General Services Administration (GSA) (see 41 U.S.C. 251 et seq. and 40 U.S.C. 501); or Franchise Fund authority (first established by P.L. 103-356, Title IV, section 403; see 31 U.S.C. 501 note), by which other Federal agencies may enlist the support of the Departments of the Treasury or Interior, among others.

(d) For non-Economy Act orders valued greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, the requesting official must provide, for both assisted and direct acquisitions:

(1) Market research and acquisition planning. The DLA contracting officer or other contracting official must either receive the market research and acquisition planning from the requiring activity, or accomplish them him- or herself, and prepare or provide documentation thereof for inclusion in the contract file.

(2) A statement of work that is specific, definite, and certain in terms of both the work encompassed by the order and the terms of the order itself.

(3) Terms, conditions, and requirements to comply with applicable DOD-unique statutes, regulations, directives and other requirements.