<p>Review/Approval of Internal PD Acquisition Procedures</p><p>Purpose Outlined is the process related to the creation, approval and dissemination of internal Procurement Division acquisition procedures.</p><p>Procedure Research related to the creation or revision of procedures can be facilitated creat through: ion  Independent PPO efforts, and/or  Subject matter expert team participation</p><p>Procedure draft PPO is responsible for coordinating the creation and/or for composing a draft of the procedure. Feedback on the draft should be obtained from the team or designated senior staff prior to submission of the procedure for approval. </p><p>Procedure A hard-copy package will be created for the approval process. appr oval</p><p>Step Action 1 Include a signature block in the package for managers identified in Step 2. 2 Make applicable number of copies and deliver to appropriate managers for approval. Managers include:  Manager(s) of impacted acquisition units (i.e., TAS, One-Time, and/or CMAS/Masters)  Manager of Protests/Disputes Unit </p><p>Note: During procedure dissemination, managers of the acquisition units are the primary acquisition contacts. 3 Deliver courtesy copies to:  Senior manager of acquisitions  Acquisition unit managers that are not directly impacted (in Step 2 above) 4 Provide a due date for response. 5 Follow up with an email to the managers needed for approval (Step 2) to acknowledge that the package has been delivered.</p><p>The subject of the email will identify that it is a “PPO Procedure Update.”</p><p>D:\Docs\2017-12-15\0779b908f3050ce73fe9180356a3ecd0.doc Procedure Once all required signatures are obtained, issue an announcement that disse broadcasts implementation of the procedure. Email the announcement to: mina tion  Primary acquisition contacts (See Step 2 above)  Protest/Dispute manager</p><p>In the email, copy:</p><p> PRB members not already included in a category above  PAMS manager  Training manager  Secondary acquisition contacts (designated by manager to perform distribution to staff)</p><p>D:\Docs\2017-12-15\0779b908f3050ce73fe9180356a3ecd0.doc</p>