Attachment 5601-1.2 b Table Of Contents

APPROVAL LEVELS OF AUTHORITY AND DOCUMENT REVIEW J une 2021

(unless further restricted by individual Contracting Officer warrant levels)

SOFSA

ACTION

REVIEW

APPROVAL

1. Acquisition Plan (See paragraphs  & paragraph  )

Development:

Equal to or greater than $10M

FCO, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM

SSA

Production:

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

FCO, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM

SSA

NOTE: For Services refer to 5601-1.2l paragraphs 

2. Type of Contract D&F

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

FCO, Legal, SOF AT&L-KM, & HCA

SPE

Award Fee Contracts

FCO, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM

HCA

Incentive Fee Contracts

KO

FCO1

Personal Services Contract

FCO, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM

HCA

Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA)

FCO, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM

HCA

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

FCO, Legal & SOF AT&L-KM

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

FCO2

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

FCO, Legal, & SOF AT&L-KM

AAC

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

Legal, SOF AT&L-KM, & AAC

HCA

Greater than $93M

Legal, SOF AT&L-KM, & 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

FCO

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

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

SOF AT&L-KM

For non-competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

FCO & Legal

SOF AT&L-KM

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

Equal to or greater than $50M

FCO, Legal, SSAC-C (if applicable) & SOF AT&L-KM

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

FCO

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

FCO & Legal

SOF AT&L-KM

For non-competitive –

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

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KM

Equal to or greater than $500M

Legal, FCO, & DPC

SOF AT&L-KM

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

FCO

For competitive –

Equal to or greater than $50M

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KM

For non-competitive –

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

Legal & FCO

SOF AT&L-KM

Equal to or greater than $500M

Legal, FCO, & DPC

SOF AT&L-KM

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, FCO & SOF AT&L-KM

N/A

9. Ratifications

Equal to or less than the SAT

Legal

FCO

Greater than the SAT

FCO, Legal, & SOF AT&L-KM

HCA

10. Terminations

Termination for Default/Cause

Legal & SOF AT&L-KM

HCA

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

KO

FCO

Termination for Convenience (greater than $6.5M)

Legal

FCO

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

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

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.