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PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006 ‘‘(C) dedicate full-time commodity managers to coordinate the procurement of key categories of services; ‘‘(D) ensure that contract services are procured by means of procurement actions that are in the best interests of the Department of Defense and are entered into and managed in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, directives, and requirements; ‘‘(E) ensure that competitive procedures and performancebased contracting are used to the maximum extent practicable for the procurement of contract services; and ‘‘(F) monitor data collection under section 2330a of this title, and periodically conduct spending analyses, to ensure that funds expended for the procurement of contract services are being expended in the most rational and economical manner practicable. ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘procurement action’ includes the following actions: ‘‘(A) Entry into a contract or any other form of agreement. ‘‘(B) Issuance of a task order, delivery order, or military interdepartmental purchase request. ‘‘(2) The term ‘contract services’ includes all services acquired from private sector entities by or for the Department of Defense, other than services relating to research and development or military construction.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2330 and inserting the following new item:
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‘‘2330. Procurement of contract services: management structure.’’. (b) PHASED IMPLEMENTATION.—The requirements
of section 2330 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be implemented as follows: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall— (A) establish an initial set of contract services acquisition categories, based on dollar thresholds, by not later than June 1, 2006; and (B) issue an initial set of policies, procedures, and best practices guidelines in accordance with section 2330(a)(1)(A) by not later than October 1, 2006. (2) The contract services acquisition categories established by the Under Secretary shall include— (A) one or more categories for acquisitions with an estimated value of $250,000,000 or more; (B) one or more categories for acquisitions with an estimated value of at least $10,000,000 but less than $250,000,000; and (C) one or more categories for acquisitions with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but less than $10,000,000. (3) The senior officials responsible for the management of acquisition of contract services shall assign responsibility to specific individuals in the Department of Defense for the review and approval of procurements in the contract services
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