The ASA(ALT) is the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) and the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) and is responsible for all procurement and contracting functions across the Department of the Army (DA), to include but not limited to providing oversight of contracting functions through an enterprise-wide PMR Program.

The DASA(P) is the DA proponent for the PMR Program supporting the SPE to provide oversight and evaluation of Army contracting, consistent with the enterprise risk management and internal control practices of OMB Circular A-123 and AR 11-2.

HCAs shall –

(a) Assess the effectiveness of procurement-authority key internal controls, consistent with the policies and objectives of this appendix; review contracting compliance with FAR, DFARS, AFARS, DA Policy, and Command Supplements, consistent with DA PMR objectives and DASA(P) special interest areas.

(b) Designate representatives from their staff to interface with ODASA(P) to support the successful execution of the policies of this appendix

(1) Appoint, in writing, a primary and alternate representative to the PMR Advisory Board (AB).

(2) Delegable no lower than the designated PMR AB member, appoint, in writing, a primary and alternate representative to the PMR Configuration management Board (CMB).

(3) Designated representatives cannot simultaneously hold the position of PMR AB member and CMB member.

(c) Provide supplemental staff support, as required, to conduct ODASA(P)-led assessments of strategic controls and ODASA(P)-directed special interest reviews;

(d) Identify and communicate best practices and lessons learned, gathered from management control activities, in the contracting activity’s annual SHR.