# AFFARS PART 5337Service Contracting

- PART 5337
  Service Contracting

- SUBPART 5337.1 — SERVICE CONTRACTS (GENERAL)

- 5337.104 Personal Services Contracts
- 5337.106 Funding and Term of Service Contracts

- 5337.170-2 Approval Requirements

- SUBPART 5337.2 — ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES

- 5337.204 Guidelines for Determining Availability of Personnel

- SUBPART 5337.5 — MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF SERVICE CONTRACTS

- 5337.503 Agency-head Responsibilities

- 5337.503-90 Management and Oversight of the Acquisition of Services

PART 5337
Service Contracting

[Revised April 21, 2011]

SUBPART 5337.1 — SERVICE CONTRACTS (GENERAL)

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5337.104 Personal Services Contracts

(b)(i) For “Other Contracting,” the installation commander is authorized to approve determination and findings at DFARS 237.104(b)(i). For PEO programs and acquisitions, the PEO is authorized to approve this determination and finding.

5337.106 Funding and Term of Service Contracts

See DFARS 204.7103 and IG5304.7103 for guidance on considering severability when forming Service contracts.

5337.170-2 Approval Requirements

(a)(i) The Services Designated Official (SDO) will approve acquisitions of services to be purchased through a contract or task order above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) that is not performance based in accordance with AFI 63-101, Chapter 4.

(ii) If more than 50 percent of the requirement (contract or task order), measured in dollars, is performance based, the requirement can be considered a performance-based service acquisition.

(iii) Purchase requests for services acquisitions that are not performance based will include the following statement:

“IAW 10 USC 2330, the Services Designated Official (SDO) has approved the attached Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan ensuring requirements are performance based to the maximum extent practicable.

(b)(i) The SDO is responsible for approving any purchase requests for services acquisitions above the SAT that are to be purchased using a contract or task order being awarded by an agency other than DoD. A copy of the determination and finding required by MP5317.78 shall accompany the purchase request, if applicable. Purchase requests shall include the following statements:

“The attached determination and finding approved by the SDO authorizes procurement outside of DoD. This acquisition has been determined to be in the best interest of the AF.”

SUBPART 5337.2 — ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES

5337.204 Guidelines for Determining Availability of Personnel

This approval has been delegated to MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA Commanders and, within AFMC and AFSPC, to the Center Commanders.

SUBPART 5337.5 — MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF SERVICE CONTRACTS

5337.503 Agency-head Responsibilities
5337.503-90 Management and Oversight of the Acquisition of Services

See AFI 63-101, Chapter 4, Acquisition of Services.