COMDTINST 4200.38B
NOV 19 1999
(1)
Equipment to become standard shall be chosen from items already supported in
government inventory and systems under production, on a scale representative of
the population to be standardized, whenever such items will fulfill Coast Guard
requirements.
(2)
Where equipment or systems already in Government inventory will not satisfy
new requirements, procurement of equipment and systems to satisfy these
requirements shall be open to competition to the maximum extent practicable.
(3)
The initial procurement shall be supported by the JOTFOC required by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 when the selection of an item or system to
become standard is not the result of full and open competition. In this situation, the
Standardization Program can't be used as the basis for the source selection. To use
the Standardization Program as the basis for the source selection, the item or
system must be the result of full and open competition resulting in quantities that
are representative of the population to be standardized.
(4)
Follow-on procurements of items or systems determined by the HCA to be Coast
Guard standard items in accordance with this Instruction shall be supported by the
JOTFOC required by FAR 6.302-1, citing the HCA's Determination, as described
below, as the basis for the justification.
(5)
Solicitations for Major Acquisitions shall include an optional line item for
reprocurement data packages for all equipment, which is unique to Coast Guard.
Reprocurement data packages are to include production and testing methods in
addition to detailed specifications. The decision to exercise the option for
reprocurement data shall be based on a fully supportable economic analysis. The
analysis shall include, but not be limited to, the life expectancy of the equipment
and anticipated future replacement quantity demands. Documentation in support of
a decision not to buy reprocurement data shall be submitted to the Senior
Competition Advocate, Commandant (G-CFP), allowing time for review prior to
expiration of the option period.
b.
Standardization Process.
(1)
The cognizant program office shall make a preliminary, informal proposal (either
written or oral) to the Competition Advocate Assistant, Commandant (G-CPM-
S/3). This proposal shall provide general information regarding the scope, number
of units, total estimated dollar value, and the service life of the proposed
equipment or system. The Competition Advocate Assistant will then decide if the
Coast Guard Standardization Program applies, and, if so, will advise the program
office as to how to proceed.
COMDTINST 4200.38B
2
Previous Page
