PROCESS FLOW CHART

See Notes 1, 2, 3

PLANNING PHASE SOLICITATION PHASE EVALUATION PHASE AWARD PHASE POST-AWARD PHASE
START Approved? END END

Source Pre-Award
Defining Unsolicited Unsolicited SSP / Briefing
Selection Notification to
Requirements Proposal? Proposal Source Selection Protest? Protests
Process Unsuccessful
Personnel
(SSP) Offerors

Plan Contact
CCA/CIO SPAWAR 08 SPAWAR
Compliance Synopses Claimancy Oral Oral Contact Post-Award
Presentations? Presentations CCA/CIO Conference
Guidebook SPAWAR 08
Compliant?

Potential for Insert OCI

Evaluate Post-Award
OCI? Clause in RFP Develop
Clauses Proposals Contract Actions
Solicitation CHINFO
CHINFO?
Announcement Task Orders &
Delivery Orders
Market Research
Options? Use of Options Award without MSA TO / DO Contract
Discussions? Contract
Discussion Close Out
Award TDLs
Acquisition AS / AP MODs
Planning Guidance Award
Establish
GFE / GFI? GFE / GFI Announcement
Competitive
Range
Notify
CPC Topics
Contract Planning Unsuccessful
(e.g. Contract
Conference Offerors
Types) Issue Pre-Award Modification
Solicitation Debriefs Requests (MRs)
Post-Award
Debrief
Debriefs
Guidance
Other than (If Required)
Full and Open
Competition? Solicitation Ratification of
Amendments? Unauthorized
Amendments Revisions Assignment of Contract Unauthorized
Commitments?
Contract Administration Commitments
Administration Information

Justification &
Approval (J&A) Source Selection Contract Stop Work Stop Work
Protest? Protests Re-evaluate Contracting
Reports Officer’s Order? Order
or Officer’s
Representative
Representative
Procurement Guidance
International
Request (PR) Business
Agreement
Memorandum Receipt of Clearance
Contract / MOD Termination? Terminations
Proposal or Bid Memorandum Contract / Mod
or (BCM) Distribution
Distribution
Electronic Guidance
Determination & Contracting
Findings (D&F)
BCM Individual
Revise BCM Claims and REAs
Approved? Contract DD 350
PD 2 Action Report

Contract
Annual CPARs PPMAP Survey
Completion
SSP Guidance / Source Selection CPAR / IPAR? CPAR / IPAR
Templates Plan

LEGEND
NOTES:
Note 1: This flowchart provides a snapshot of the SPAWAR Contracting Process. This is only a guide in defining when in the process these tasks normally occur –
the exact location in the contracting cycle for each item is somewhat flexible depending on program/contracting action dynamics. A detailed analysis of each BEGIN / END Supporting Information Program Office (See Note)
event in the Planning Phase can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate event. Note 2: The Official Contracting Process is defined in the SCPPM.
Note 3: Please refer to the governing directives for official guidance. NOTE: These colors represent
SPAWAR 02 (See Note) Decision Node the dominant lead for each task.