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Appendix: Temporary Federal Procurement Regulation 47
Pages 39-43

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... This OMB Circular establishes specific policy and procedural requirements for implementation by executive branch agencies. Basically, the Circular provides for: (1)
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... Under OMB Circular A-109 the using agency head establishes dollar thresholds for the determination of which agency programs are to be considered major system acquisitions for that agency.
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... (2) GSA will participate, in an advisory role to the using agency program manager, in the development of the system acquisition strategy and plan, upon request.
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... When evaluation of the contracted efforts shows sufficient definition of concepts, program manager recommendations will go forward for using agency head Key Decision II, Approval of concepts for Demonstration, or Key Decision III, Approval of Full Implementation. If a demonstration of concept phase is approved, two or more of the remaining contractors in the competition will be selected to verify their concepts and design.
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... The solicitation should outline the overall acquisition strategy, the specific evaluation criteria for the initial contracting phase, and criteria for follow-on phases. If the initial contracts will be for system design concepts, the technical, judgmental, and total cost criteria to be used in the evaluation of alternative system design concepts should be provided to assist offerors in preparing the the subsequent phases of the acquisition.
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