The Requiring Office or Requirement(s) Office Planner, with the advice and assistance of the Contracting Officer and a Planning Team, is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of Comprehensive Acquisition Plans including all necessary concurrences and coordinations.

1. You have already been selected as the Requiring Office or Requirement(s) Office Planner of this acquisition plan.

2. Enter the e-mail address for the advising Contracting Officer, who is required to concur on your acquisition plan, by clicking on the 'Add' link next to the label. In order to remove a participant from the list click the 'Remove' link next to their e-mail address.

3. If the requirement is received in the last month of the fiscal year and award is anticipated before the end of the current fiscal year, enter the e-mail address for the Contracting Director, by clicking on the 'Add' link next to the label. In order to remove a participant from the list click the 'Remove' link next to their e-mail address. Otherwise check the 'Not Applicable' checkbox.

4. If you would like to add additional concurrors click on the 'Add an additional concurror' link. If, after adding a concurror, you would like to remove them, click on the 'Remove' link next to their e-mail address. The Additional Concurror role is an Optional role, meaning none must be added, however, if an Additional Concurror is added that participant becomes required in the steps throughout the rest of the approval process.

5. Enter the e-mail address for the coordinating local representative of the Small Business Technical Advisor (if applicable), by clicking on the 'Add' link next to the label. In order to remove a participant from the list click the 'Remove' link next to their e-mail address.

6. If the acquisition contemplates substantial bundling (see FAR 2.101 and FAR 7.107(e)), enter the e-mail address for the coordinating representative of the Office of Small Business Utilization, by clicking on the 'Add' link next to the label. In order to remove a participant from the list click the 'Remove' link next to their e-mail address.

7. Enter the e-mail address for the coordinating local representatives of the Chief Financial Office/Budget Officer, by clicking on the 'Add' link next to the label (Not required for establishing a Federal Supply Schedule program).

8. Enter the e-mail address for the coordinating local representatives of the Chief Information Officer if the action involves IT services or supplies for use by GSA to ensure compliance with the requirements of GSA Order CIO 2135.1, GSA Information Technology (IT) Capital Planning and Investment Control (Not required for establishing a Federal Supply Schedule program).

9. Enter the e-mail address for the coordinating representative of the Office of General Counsel, by clicking on the 'Add' link next to the label. In order to remove a participant from the list click the 'Remove' link next to their e-mail address.

10. If you would like to add additional coordinators click on the 'Add an additional coordinator' link. If, after adding a coordinator, you would like to remove them, click on the 'Remove' link next to their e-mail address. The Additional Coordinator role is an Optional role, meaning none must be added, however, if an Additional Coordinator is added that participant becomes required in the steps throughout the rest of the approval process.

11. (Optional) In rare cases, it may be desirable to make this plan immediately available to the participant, so they can enter comments before you officially submit the plan. Check the preview box to do so. This will send an *immediate* notification to this person.