What FAR Part 7 / 48 CFR Part 7 - Acquisition Planning requires
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 7 / 48 CFR Part 7 establishes federal acquisition planning procedures across five subparts: 7.1 Acquisition Plans (written plans for major acquisitions per 7.105 enumerated contents); 7.2 Planning for the Purchase of Supplies in Economic Quantities; 7.3 Contractor Versus Government Performance (implementing OMB Circular A-76 public-private competition framework); 7.4 Equipment Lease or Purchase (lease-versus-purchase analysis under 7.401); 7.5 Inherently Governmental Functions (prohibition on contractor performance of inherently governmental functions per 7.503(a), defined in OMB Policy Letter 11-01 and FAR 2.101). FAR 7.102 requires agencies to perform acquisition planning and conduct market research to promote and provide for commercial products and full and open competition; FAR 7.103 enumerates agency head responsibilities including issuing implementing instructions, providing for training in market research and acquisition planning, and establishing agency procedures. FAR 7.104(a) requires acquisition planning begin 'as soon as the agency need is identified, preferably well in advance' of contract award. FAR 7.105 establishes 30+ enumerated written plan contents including statement of need, applicable conditions, cost, capability or performance, delivery requirements, trade-offs, risks, acquisition streamlining, sources, competition, source-selection procedures, contract type, contracting considerations, budgeting and funding, product or service descriptions, priorities allocations and allotments, contractor versus government performance, management information requirements, make or buy considerations, test and evaluation, logistics considerations, government-furnished property, government-furnished information, environmental and energy conservation objectives, security considerations, and contract administration. FAR 7.500-503 defines Inherently Governmental Functions as those 'so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by Government employees' including binding the United States to take or not to take action, determining policy of the United States, determining priorities for use of federal property, and conducting criminal investigations - performance of these functions by contractor is prohibited.
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FARC) - jointly issued by DoD, GSA, and NASA pursuant to 41 USC 1303 - codified in Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter 1 Part 7 · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- FAR 7.102(a) ACQUISITION PLANNING POLICY: 'Agencies shall perform acquisition planning and conduct market research (see 10.001) for all acquisitions in order to promote and provide for— (1) Acquisition of commercial products and commercial services... (2) Full and open competition (see part 6) or, when full and open competition is not required in accordance with part 6, to obtain competition to the maximum extent practicable, with due regard to the nature of the supplies or services to be acquired.'
- FAR 7.104(a) PLANNING TIMING: 'Acquisition planning should begin as soon as the agency need is identified, preferably well in advance of the fiscal year in which contract award or order placement is necessary.'
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