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AFARS – PART 5112
Acquisition of Commercial Items
(Revised 13 August 2019)
AFARS – PART 5112 Acquisition of Commercial Items
Subpart 5112.1 – Acquisition of Commercial Items – General
Subpart 5112.2 – Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Items
5112.272 Preference for certain commercial products and services.
5112.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial items.
5112.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial items.
Subpart 5112.70 – Limitation on Conversion of Procurement from Commercial Acquisition Procedures
Subpart 5112.1 – Acquisition of Commercial Items – General
5112.102 Applicability.
(a)(ii)(B) The head of the contracting activity shall perform the duties under DFARS 212.102(a)(ii)(B). See Appendix GG for further delegation.
(f) The head of the contracting activity has the authority to make the determination as described in FAR 12.102(f). See Appendix GG for further delegation.
Subpart 5112.2 – Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Items
5112.207 Contract type.
(b)(iii) The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) has the authority to make the determination as described in DFARS 212.207(b)(iii). See Appendix GG for further delegation.
5112.272 Preference for certain commercial products and services.
(b)(2)(i) The head of the contracting activity has the authority to make the determination as described in DFARS 212.272(b)(2)(i). See Appendix GG for further delegation.
Subpart 5112.3 – Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items
5112.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial items.
(b)(4)(i) The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), on a non-delegable basis, shall perform the function as described in FAR 12.301(b)(4)(i). See Appendix GG for further delegation.
5112.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial items.
(c) The head of the contracting activity is the approval authority. See Appendix GG for further delegation.
Subpart 5112.70 – Limitation on Conversion of Procurement from Commercial Acquisition Procedures
5112.7001 Procedures.
(a)(1) The head of the contracting activity has the authority to make the determination under DFARS 212.7001(a)(1). See Appendix GG for further delegation.