BOP Program Statement 8530.03 § 2

Statement has been revised to reflect terminology and technical

changes in acquisition procedures due to the implementation of

the Millennium system.

! Remove all references to Material Branch and replace with

Procurement Branch.

! Revises Subpart 1.601-70, Restrictions on Procurement

Authority. Adds: The Contracting Officer may not be

directed to deviate from procurement regulations and/or

policy. Interpretations of policy, must be directed to the

Chief, Procurement Branch.

! Revises Subpart 1.602-71, Management Oversight of Field

Procurement.

! Revises Subpart 1.603-2, Selection. Training requirements

changed correlate with Federal Acquisition Institute and

Defense Acquisition University requirements as dictated by

change in federal requirements

! Revises Subpart 1.701 COTR.

! Revises Subpart 2.1, Definitions.

! Revises Subpart 4.101-70, Change must be reviewed to may by

reviewed.

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! Revises Subpart 4.101-70 Reviews Prior to Contract Award.

Adds: In cases where no contract reviewer is assigned, the

Senior Contracting Officer, or their designated backup, will

review contracts prior to award.

! Removes Subpart 4.2, Contract Distribution.

! Add to Subpart 4.803-72 Purchase Requisition (PR) Vendor

Master No. in SAP shall be the same as the Dun and

Bradstreet No. registered in CCR.

! Revises Subpart 4.602-70, Federal Procurement Data System

(FPDS) Reports. Reporting is now automated.

! Revises Subpart 4.803-71, Request for Special Authorization

and Approvals. Adds: Authorization is required for

purchasing any computer hardware or software costing $2,000

or more.

! Revises Subpart 4.803-72, Purchase Requisition (PR). Adds:

Field Credit Card purchases must be entered and approved in

the automated system. Releases/Approvals have changed to

reflect Cost Center Manager (CM), Fund Control (FC), and

Contracting Officer (CO).

! Revises Subpart 4.803-74, Request for Contract Action (RCA).

Adds: RCA Checklist’s and J&A’s must be linked in the

automated system.

! Revise Subpart 4.803-74 (a)(1) Change PALT to begin on the

date RCA is released from the field.

! Subpart 4.803-75, Request for Contract Administrative

Action. Adds: A Request for Contract Administrative Action

(RCAA) should not be submitted to the Central Office

Administrative Contracting Officer on a delivery order until

such time that the field Contracting Officer has made an

attempt to resolve the issues in accordance with UAP Subpart

42.3.

! Subpart 4.804-5, Procedures for closing out contract files.

Deletes: (a)Contract Closeout Register. (c) Annotating

Changes to the Closeout Register. (d) Procurement Assistant

Responsibilities. Add: (3) performance to be entered into

the Past Performance Information Systems (PPIRS).

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! Revises Subpart 4.9, Taxpayer Identification Number

Information (TIN). Adds: Contracting Officers and

authorized staff will enter the TIN and payment information

in the automated system.

! Revises Subpart 4.903 to change web site address.

! Revises Subpart 7.102-70, Acquisition Lead Times.

! Revises Subpart 8.802-71 Sources of Supply (m) to remove

submit address to.

! Revises Subpart 12.303 Contract Format to include text for

FAR 52.212-4.

! Revises Subpart 12.603 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (b)

remove last sentence.

! Removes Subpart 14.201-70, Forms for and Preparation of

Solicitation.

! Remove Subpart 14.202-7 Facsimile Bids

! Remove Subpart 14.302-Bid Submission

! Remove Subpart 14.404-71 Notice of Bidders of Rejection of

All Bids.

! Revises Subpart 42.3, Contract Administration Functions.

Adds: Use of SF-1449 for Purchase/Delivery Orders.

! Adds Subpart 49.402-70 (e)

! Revise Subpart 52.2 Texts of Provisions and Clauses to

update web site.