Attachment 5601-1.2 i Table Of Contents

APPROVAL LEVELS OF AUTHORITY AND DOCUMENT REVIEW June 2021

(unless further restricted by individual Contracting Officer warrant levels)

SP-1 & SP-2

ACTION

REVIEW

APPROVAL

1. Acquisition Plan (See paragraphs  & paragraph  )

Development:

Equal to or greater than $10M

FCO*, Legal & SOF AT&L-KB

SSA

Production:

Equal to or greater than $25M in any one year or equal to or greater than $50M for all years.

FCO*, Legal & SOF AT&L-KB

SSA

NOTE: For Services refer to 5601-1.2l paragraphs 

2. D&F

Single-Award Indefinite-Quantity Contracts greater than $112M

Legal, SOF AT&L-KB, & HCA

SPE

Award Fee Contracts

Legal & SOF AT&L-KB

HCA

Incentive Fee Contracts

KO

FCO1

Personal Services Contract

Legal & SOF AT&L-KB

HCA

Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA)

Legal & SOF AT&L-KB

HCA

Contracts or orders with T&M or LH CLINs (greater than $1M OR greater than 3 yrs)

Legal & SOF AT&L-KB

HCA

Contracts or orders with T&M or LH CLINs (less than or equal to $1M AND less than or equal to 3 yrs)

KO

FCO2

3. Justification and Approvals (J&As), Brand Name Justifications, and Exception to Fair Opportunity

Equal to or less than SAT

KO

KO

Greater than SAT but less than $1M

KO, Legal

PAAC

Equal to or greater than $1M, but less than $13.5M

Legal, SOF AT&L-KB

AAC

Equal to or greater than $13.5M, but less than $93M

Legal, SOF AT&L-KB, & AAC

HCA

Equal to or greater than $93M

Legal, SOF AT&L-KB, & AAC

SPE

4a. Requests for Proposals, Invitations for Bids, and Requests for Quotes

Equal to or less than $750,000 ($1M for task orders)

KO

KO

Greater than $750,000 but less than $1M ($1M for task orders)

Legal

FCO

Equal to or greater than $1M, but less than $50M

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

FCO, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable), & SSA

SOF AT&L-KB

For non-competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

4b. Requests for Final Proposals Revisions (Competitive - if applicable)

Equal to or greater than $50M

FCO, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable) & SOF AT&L-KB

SSA

5. Business Clearance

Equal to or less than $750,000 ($1M for task or delivery orders)

KO

KO

Greater than $750,000 but less than $1M ($1M for task or delivery orders)

KO

FCO

Equal to or greater than $1M, but less than $50M

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

For non-competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M, but less than $500M

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

Equal to or greater than $500M

Legal, FCO, & DPC

SOF AT&L-KB

6. Contract Clearance

Equal to or less than $750,000 ($1M for task or delivery orders)

KO

KO

Greater than $750,000 but less than $1M ($1M for task or delivery orders)

KO

FCO

Equal to or greater than $1M, but less than $50M

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

FCO & Legal

SOF AT&L-KB

For non-competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M, but less than $500M

FCO & Legal

SOF AT&L-KB

Equal to or greater than $500M

FCO, Legal, & DPC

SOF AT&L-KB

7. Source Selection or Evaluation Plans

Equal to or less than $1M

KO

SSA

Greater than $1M

SOF AT&L-KB, Legal

SSA

8. Post Award Peer Reviews (Required for Services Only -See SOFARS 5601.170 )

Equal to or greater than $50M

FCO & Legal

SOF AT&L-KB

9. Ratifications

Equal to or less than $25,000

KO & Legal

FCO

Greater than $25,000

Legal, FCO & SOF AT&L-KB

HCA

10. Terminations

Termination for Default

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

Termination for Convenience (equal to or less than the SAT)

KO

FCO

Termination for Convenience (greater than the SAT)

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KB

1 When the FCO is also the KO, approval authority is one level above the FCO.

2 When the FCO is also the KO, the approval authority will be the HCA.

NOTE: The USSOCOM Acquisition Executive/Senior Procurement Executive (AE/SPE) designates as, and delegates the duties of, the USSOCOM Agency Advocate for Competition (AAC) to the Deputy Director of Procurement, and the Procuring Activity Advocate for Competition (PAAC) to each Division Chief of SOF AT&L-KF/KH/KP/KW/KI/KR/KS and Field Contracting Office Chiefs.