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Scope and Applicability.

This policy applies to service requirements whose aggregate value is at the SAT ($150,000) and greater. Reference (a) must be used for guidance on service requirements valued at less than $150,000, as well as contracts that do not require the use of contracting officer representatives (COR). Reference (a) can be located at, The scope of this instruction does not include those instances, where an external mission partner has established a governance process. In those instances where Navy Medicine Activities share contract responsibilities with an external mission partner, this instruction applies to areas within the Navy Medicine Activity's control. For example, if a service requirement is generated by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) headquarters and executed by Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Detachment, this instruction governs those aspects of the action that are the responsibility of the requiring Activity: requirements development, market research, planning, funding, and contract oversight by qualified CORs. A list of exceptions can be found in reference (b).