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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 250: Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act › Subpart 250.1

DFARS 250.102-1 Delegation of authority.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section sets limits on who can approve certain contract actions and who can authorize indemnification. It says authority to approve actions obligating $90,000 or less cannot be delegated below the head of the contracting activity, and it identifies the USD (A&S) as able to exercise indemnification authority for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks. It matters because it tells contractors which officials have authority for these decisions.

Applies to: Contracting activities and officials within the Department of Defense

Key terms: head of the contracting activity · obligating · indemnify · unusually hazardous or nuclear risks · USD (A&S)

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(b) Authority under FAR 50.104 to approve actions obligating $90,000 or less may not be delegated below the level of the head of the contracting activity.

(d) In accordance with the acquisition authority of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment (USD (A&S)) under 10 U.S.C. 133(b), in addition to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments, the USD (A&S ) may exercise authority to indemnify against unusually hazardous or nuclear risks.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 250.102 Delegation of and limitations on exercise of authority. · 250.102-1-70 Delegations. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 250

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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