scope:

PURPOSE.

This Instruction promulgates Coast Guard policy for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements for the review and approval of Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4&IT) acquisitions equal to or greater than $2.5 million. Reference (a) requires the Component Chief Information Officer (CIO) to effectively manage and administer all C4&IT resources and assets to meet mission, Departmental, and enterprise program goals. This includes the requirement for the Component CIO to approve all C4&IT purchases. The DHS CIO must also approve the acquisition of any C4&IT equipment, software, services, hardware, communications, infrastructure and programs equal to or greater than $2.5 million via the Component CIO prior to forwarding the procurement request to the contracting office for further processing.

APPLICABILITY.

The DHS CIO reviews and approves all C4&IT acquisitions of $2.5M and above (inclusive of options) regardless of whether they originate from a C4&IT investment or a non- C4&IT investment. If C4&IT dollars of $2.5M or greater are embedded in a non-C4&IT investment, the DHS CIO must approve the acquisition prior to purchase. It is the responsibility of the Coast Guard CIO (CG-6) to validate that non-C4&IT acquisitions do not contain C4&IT investment of $2.5M or greater. The actions requiring review include, but are not limited to: contracts, task orders, delivery orders, Interagency Agreements (IAA), Reimbursable Agreements, modifications, grants, exercise of options, Military Interdepartmental Procurement Requests (MIPR), commodity purchases and any other contractual activity that includes an obligation for C4&IT assets or services of $2.5M and above. Any C4&IT acquisition ($2.5M or greater) made under DHS-wide contract vehicles (e.g., EAGLE and FirstSource) are NOT exempt from this requirement.