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SECNAVINST 5700.9F
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2 Jan 2020
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5700.9F
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
PROCEDURES CONCERNING BASE CLOSURES, CONTRACT AWARDS AND
OTHER ACTIONS HAVING SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC OR PERSONNEL
IMPACT
Ref: (a) 5 C.F.R. §351
(b) DoDI 1400.25, of 19 January 2011
(c) 10 U.S.C. §2687, Base Closures and Realignments
(d) SECNAVINST 12351.5G
(e) SECNAVINST 5450.4G
(f) Public Law 91-441
(g) Public Law 96-342
(h) SECNAV M-5214.1
Encl: (1) Congressional Notification Requirements
(2) Fact and Justification Sheet
(3) Sample Format for Congressional Notification
1. Purpose. To implement policies, prescribe procedures, and
assign responsibilities for the coordination and clearance of
Congressional notifications and public announcements governed by
the processes described in references (a) through (g) covering
base closures, contract awards, and other actions having
significant economic or personnel impact.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5700.9E.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Offices of
the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and
all U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) installations,
commands, activities, field offices, and all other
organizational entities within the Department of the Navy (DON).
4. Policy. Major changes in DON activities, operating forces,
personnel levels, important programs, and awards of major
contracts normally have significant economic impact in the
geographic area concerned, and normally result in Congressional
