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DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implements sections 813, 814, and 892 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2017. Section 813 implements policy to avoid using lowest priced technically acceptable source selection criteria in situations that would benefit from cost and technical tradeoffs during the source selection process.  Section 814 repeals and replaces section 884 of the NDAA for FY 2016 and establishes a preference for the use of best value contracting methods, and prohibits the use of reverse auctions or lowest priced technically acceptable contracting methods, when purchasing personal protective equipment and the level of quality or failure of the item could result in combat casualties. Section 892 requires selection of service providers for auditing services and audit readiness services based on the best value to DoD, rather than based on the lowest price technically acceptable service provider.