MARADMINS : 333/07
UNCLAS
231935Z MAY 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 333/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFR//
SUBJ/REVISED JOINT LB-PR POLICY MEMO ADDRESSING ECONOMY ACT AND
/NON-ECONOMY ACT ORDER ASSISTED AND DIRECT ACQUISTIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:HQMCLB-PRLTR 11MAY07/-/-//
REF/B/MSGID:HQMCLB-PRMEMO6APR05 /-/-//
REF/C/MSGID:MARADMIN 025-07/-/-//
NARR/REF: A IS HQMC LB/P&R LTR OF 11 MAY 2007, "ASSISTED ACQUISITIONS USING
ECONOMY ACT AND NON-ECONOMY ACT ORDERS PLACED WITH AGENCIES OUTSIDE THE
MARINE CORPS; DIRECT ACQUISITIONS OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES".
REF: B IS HQMC LB/P&R MEMO OF 6 APR 2005 "PROPER USE OF NON-DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE (DOD) CONTRACTS AND OTHER MATTERS".
REF: C IS MARADMIN 025-07 0F 19 JAN 2007.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REFERENCE
(A) IS THE NEW MARINE CORPS-WIDE POLICY LETTER THAT ADDRESSES REVIEW,
DOCUMENTATION, AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ASSISTED ACQUISITIONS USING
ECONOMY ACT AND NON-ECONOMY ACT ORDERS PLACED WITH AGENCIES OUTSIDE THE
MARINE CORPS, INCLUDING DIRECT ACQUISITIONS OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES. THIS
POLICY LETTER WAS JOINTLY SIGNED BY MR. COOK (ADC, P&R (FISCAL)) AND MR.
SWEENEY (ADC, I&L (CONTRACTS)).
2. THIS POLICY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND SUPERSEDES REFERENCES
(B) AND (C). REFERENCE (A) HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE HQMC (I&L) WEBSITE, ALONG
WITH PERTINENT REFERENCES AND TEMPLATES AT HTTP:
HTTP:/HQINET001.HQMC.USMC.MIL/I&L/V2/LB/LBPROPERUSE.HTM. ENCLOSURE
(3) TO THE JOINT POLICY LETTER REPRESENTS CHANGE 2 TO THE MARINE CORPS
ACQUISITION PROCEDURES SUPPLEMENT (MAPS) SUBPART 17.5, APPENDIX L AND
APPENDIX M. THE MAPS CHANGE 2 DOCUMENTS ARE POSTED IN MS WORD FORMAT TO
FACILITATE THEIR USE AS TEMPLATES.
3. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS LETTER. THIS POLICY IS MOST
PERTINENT TO REQUIREMENTS GENERATORS, COMPTROLLERS, CONTRACTING OFFICERS,
AND LEGAL COUNSEL. QUESTIONS CONCERNING CONTRACTING ISSUES MAY BE ADDRESSED
TO MR. LARRY RICE AT DSN 225-6590 X2556
(LAWRENCE.RICE@USMC.MIL) OR MR. JOHN MARSHALL DSN 225-6225 X2548).
QUESTIONS CONCERNING FISCAL ISSUES MAY BE DIRECTED TO MS. SHARI RITTER
(SHARI.RITTER@USMC.MIL) OR MR. BOB KASSEL (ROBERT.KASSEL@USMC.MIL) AT DSN
224-2595.//