# PGI 234.7002 Policy.

(a) Major weapon systems.

(1)(i) Departments and agencies shall obtain a determination by the Secretary of Defense and shall notify the congressional defense committees before acquiring a major weapon system as a commercial item.

(d) Relevant information.

(5) The Department of Defense Guidebook for Acquiring Commercial Items, Part B, provides additional guidance on the use of value analysis (see “Value Analysis” within the section on “Price Analysis Techniques,” https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/cpic/cp/docs/Guidebook_Part_B_Commercial_Item_Pricing_20180126).