Attachment 5601-1.2 a Table Of Contents

APPROVAL LEVELS OF AUTHORITY AND DOCUMENT REVIEW June 2021

(unless further restricted by individual Contracting Officer warrant levels)

SOF AT&L- KF/ KH/KP/KW/KI/KR/KS

ACTION

REVIEW

APPROVAL

1. Acquisition Plan (See paragraphs  & paragraph  )

Development:

Equal to or greater than $10M

HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3

SSA

Production:

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

HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3

SSA

NOTE: For Services refer to 5601-1.2l paragraphs 

2. Type of Contract D&F

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

HCD, Legal, SOF AT&L-KM3, & HCA

SPE

Award Fee Contracts

HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3

HCA

Incentive Fee Contracts

KO

HCD1

Personal Services Contract

HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3

HCA

Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA)

HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3

HCA

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

HCD, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3

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

HCD2

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

Equal to or less than $700,000

KO

KO

Greater than $700,000, but less than or equal to $6.5M

Legal

PAAC

Greater than $6.5M, but less than or equal to $13.5M

HCD, Legal, & SOF AT&L-KM3

AAC

Greater than $13.5M, but less than or equal to $93M

Legal, SOF AT&L-KM3, & AAC

HCA

Greater than $93M

Legal, SOF AT&L-KM3, & AAC

SPE

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

Equal to or less than $2M

KO

KO

Greater than $2M, but less than $20M

Legal

KO

Equal to or greater than $20M, but less than $50M

Legal

HCD

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

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

SOF AT&L-KM3

For non-competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

HCD & Legal

SOF AT&L-KM3

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

Equal to or greater than $50M

HCD, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable) & SOF AT&L-KM3

SSA

5. Business Clearance

Equal to or less than $2M

KO

KO

Greater than $2M, but less than $20M

Legal

KO

Equal to or greater than $20M, but less than $50M

Legal

HCD

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

HCD & Legal

SOF AT&L-KM3

For non-competitive –

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

Legal & HCD

SOF AT&L-KM3

Equal to or greater than $500M

Legal, HCD, & DPC

SOF AT&L-KM3

6. Contract Clearance

Equal to or less than $2M

KO

KO

Greater than $2M, but less than $20M

Legal

KO

Equal to or greater than $20M, but less than $50M

Legal

HCD

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

Legal & HCD

SOF AT&L-KM3

For non-competitive –

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

Legal & HCD

SOF AT&L-KM3

Equal to or greater than $500M

Legal, HCD, & DPC

SOF AT&L-KM3

7. Source Selection or Evaluation Plans

Equal to or less than $6.5M

KO

SSA

Greater than $6.5M

Legal

SSA

8. Post Award Peer Reviews (Required for Services Only -See SOFARS 5601. 170 )

Equal to or greater than $50M

Legal, HCD & SOF AT&L-KM3

N/A

9. Ratifications

Equal to or less than the SAT

Legal

HCD

Greater than the SAT

HCD, Legal, & SOF AT&L-KM3

HCA

10. Terminations

Termination for Default/Cause

Legal & SOF AT&L-KM3

HCA

Termination for Convenience (equal to or less than $6.5M)

KO

HCD

Termination for Convenience (greater than $6.5M)

Legal

HCD

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

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

3 For SOF AT&L-KP, the cognizant policy LNO for review and approvals is SOF AT&L-KB.

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.