# AFFARS MP5306.304

#### Mandatory Procedure

MP5306.304

##### Other Than Full and Open Competition

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[Revised August 3, 2009]

MP5306.304 Approval for the Justification

(a)(1) The Chief of the Contracting Office will approve J&A’s not exceeding $550K. This authority may be delegated to the contracting officer, consistent with the warrant level of the contracting officer.

(a)(2) J&As for proposed contract actions over $550K but not exceeding $11.5M will be approved by the competition advocate except as follows:

(i) ACC: For Air Intelligence Agency (AIA) Special Access Programs not exceeding $11.5M, the AIA Contracts Division Chief will approve as competition advocate. For all other actions HQ ACC SCO will approve the J&A.

(ii) AFSPC: For all organizations other than SMC, HQ AFSPC SCO is the approval authority.

(a)(3) J&As for actions over $11.5M but not exceeding $78.5M will be approved by the head of the procuring activity or designee, except as follows:

(i) ACC: For AIA Special Access Programs, the AIA Commander will approve the J&A.

(ii) For PEO programs and acquisitions, the PEO, or their designated alternate is the J&A approval authority.

(iii) If a PEO, head of a procuring activity, or their designated alternate(s) does not meet the criteria for FAR 6.304(a)(3), the J&A approval authority is the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE).

(a)(4) J&As for actions exceeding $78.5M will be coordinated with the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting) (DAS(C)) or the Assistant Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting) (ADAS(C)) and approved by the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE)(ASAF(A)). The contracting officer should submit justifications requiring approval by the SPE to SAF/AQCK. Allow 30 days for staffing and SPE approval after receipt by SAF/AQCK. The HCA or an HCA-designated official may authorize solicitation release after the justification is reviewed for adequacy and forwarded to SAF/AQCK. Questions or concerns with regard to processing a J&A for SPE approval should be referred to SAF/AQCK. For additional solicitation release requirements, see AFFARS 5307.104(iv).