# DLAD PGI

- SUBPART 6.5 - COMPETITION ADVOCATES

- PGI 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.

SUBPART 6.5 - COMPETITION ADVOCATES

PGI 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.

(90) Agency Competition Advocate

(a) In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined in FAR 6.502(a), the agency competition advocate shall perform the following additional duties and responsibilities-

(1) Review the annual competition goals submitted by activity competition advocates and establish DLA competition goals for the fiscal year no later than 30 days after the deadline established for receiving those goals from the activity competition advocates.

(2) Analyze the annual reports submitted by activity competition advocates. Identify common concerns and impediments to competition and include these in the Agency Annual Report to the SPE, along with recommended solutions, if applicable.

(3) Prepare the Agency Annual Report for submission to the SPE.

(4) In the absence of the activity competition advocate, if there is no alternate activity competition advocate, the Agency Competition Advocate shall serve as the alternate for an activity competition advocate when there is an urgent issue requiring participation by the activity competition advocate.

(91) Activity Competition Advocate

(a) In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined in FAR 6.502(a), the activity competition advocate shall perform the following additional duties and responsibilities - -

(1) Act as advisor and have direct access to the Head of the Contracting Activity or, at DNSC, DES, DAPS, and DDC, have direct access to the activity Commander or Director, on competition matters and act as a focal point for promoting competition.

(2) Challenge barriers to competition, including unnecessarily detailed specifications and unnecessarily restrictive statements of need.

(3) Identify items or groups of items for which competition would provide the greatest benefits in terms of cost, schedule, and performance. Initiate efforts to develop competition for these items.

(4) Recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to competition by establishing an award program or by recommending them for recognition in existing award programs.

(5) Promote market research efforts, including identifying manufacturers, attendance at conferences and workshops, web research, and contacting industrial, professional, and manufacturers associations for membership references.

(6) Establish annual competition goals for each fiscal year and prepare an annual report for submission to the agency competition advocate. In establishing annual competition goals, the activity competition advocate shall consider various categories of congressionally-mandated socioeconomic programs such as small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, small business innovative research, and the establishment of minority business goals. The procuring activity must use competitive procedures to the maximum extent possible, including when it utilizes commercial practices and implements prime vendor and long term contracting initiatives. Both the annual competition goals and the annual report shall be submitted jointly using the format detailed in PGI 6.503.