REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
SUBPART 5208.4-FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES
5208.404 (DFARS 208.404) Using schedules.
(b) Ordering procedures for optional use schedules
(4) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). (i) BPAs for information technology (IT) products or services shall not be established with FSS contractors unless the activity's requirements cannot be met through the available DoN/DoD BPAs or IDIQ contracts included on "ITEC Direct." Activities can access this on-line catalog by connecting to the Internet and using a web browser to connect to ITEC Direct (http://www.doncio.navy.mil/initiatives/initiatives.html).
(ii) Activities considering the development of additional BPAs should coordinate with the ITEC Direct Project Manager (e-mail: itec.direct@HQ.NAVY.MIL) to ensure that duplicative efforts are avoided and to receive assistance/guidance related to the issue of compatibility with and registration on ITEC Direct. Activities shall structure their BPAs for IT to allow for DoN-wide use and inclusion in ITEC Direct, if practicable, and shall comply with DoD and DoN IT standards and architectures.
SUBPART 5208.70-COORDINATED ACQUISITION
5208.7002 (DFARS 208.7002) Assignment authority.
(a) Responsibilities under coordinated acquisition.
When the DoN has received a contracting assignment under the DOD Commodity Assignment Program, the Commander, NAVSUPSYSCOM will assign contracting responsibilities to a particular contracting activity.
SUBPART 5208.90-SERVICES OF SHIPS AND CRAFT
5208.9000 Services of ships and craft for other than transportation.
MSC shall purchase or otherwise provide for DoN activities, as requested, the services of ocean-going ships and craft (excluding harbor craft) for purposes other than transportation such as oceanographic research and survey including underwater research; cable laying; repair facilities; and range instrumentation. Requirements for such services or ships, except those met by ships and craft organic to the Military Services and those required in the installation phase of a system by the systems contractor, shall be placed upon MSC in a timely manner to permit maximum competition.
5208.9001 Charter or sublet of government owned research ships.
The Chief of Naval Research is responsible for DoN charter party agreements wherein DoN owned oceanographic research ships are leased to research institutions for the performance of contract research.