Caucasus, it is in the national security interest of the United States to use a procedure specified in 225.7799-1(a), because— (A) The procedure is necessary to— (1) Reduce overall United States transportation costs and risks in shipping goods in support of operations in Afghanistan; (2) Encourage Central Asian states, Pakistan, and the South Caucasus to cooperate in expanding supply routes through their territory in support of operations in Afghanistan; or (3) Help develop more robust and enduring routes of supply to Afghanistan; and (B) Use of the procedure will not adversely affect— (1) Operations in Afghanistan; or (2) The U.S. industrial base. (ii) The authorizing official generally may presume that there will not be an adverse effect on the U.S. industrial base. However, when in doubt, the authorizing official should coordinate with the applicable subject matter expert specified in PGI 225.7703-2(b). (b)(1) Determinations may be made for an individual acquisition or a class of acquisitions meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) of this subsection as follows: (i) The contracting officer is authorized to make a determination that applies to an individual acquisition with a value of less than $93 million. (ii) The head of the contracting activity, without of re-delegation, is authorized to make a determination that applies to an individual acquisition with a value of $93 million or more or to a class of acquisitions. (2) The contracting officer shall— (i) Include the applicable written determination in the contract file; and (ii) Ensure that each contract action taken pursuant to the authority of a class determination is within the scope of the class determination, and shall document the contract file for each action accordingly. (c) See PGI 225.7703-2(c) for formats for use in preparation of the determinations required by this subsection.
Caucasus, it is in the national security interest of the United States to use a procedure specified in 225.7799-1(a), because— (A) The procedure is necessary to— (1) Reduce overall United States transportation costs and risks in shipping goods in support of operations in Afghanistan; (2) Encourage Central Asian states, Pakistan, and the South Caucasus to cooperate in expanding supply routes through their territory in support of operations in Afghanistan; or (3) Help develop more robust and enduring routes of supply to Afghanistan; and (B) Use of the procedure will not adversely affect— (1) Operations in Afghanistan; or (2) The U.S. industrial base. (ii) The authorizing official generally may presume that there will not be an adverse effect on the U.S. industrial base. However, when in doubt, the authorizing official should coordinate with the applicable subject matter expert specified in PGI 225.7703-2(b). (b)(1) Determinations may be made for an individual acquisition or a class of acquisitions meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) of this subsection as follows: (i) The contracting officer is authorized to make a determination that applies to an individual acquisition with a value of less than $93 million. (ii) The head of the contracting activity, without of re-delegation, is authorized to make a determination that applies to an individual acquisition with a value of $93 million or more or to a class of acquisitions. (2) The contracting officer shall— (i) Include the applicable written determination in the contract file; and (ii) Ensure that each contract action taken pursuant to the authority of a class determination is within the scope of the class determination, and shall document the contract file for each action accordingly. (c) See PGI 225.7703-2(c) for formats for use in preparation of the determinations required by this subsection.
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