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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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62 sections with “Delegate Agency”: the first 40

  • FAR 41.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
    …ic services for periods not exceeding 25 years for uranium enrichment installations. (b) Delegated authority. GSA has delegated its authority to enter into utility service contracts for periods not exceeding ten years to DOD and DOE, and f…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    (a) Delegating functions. As provided in agency procedures, contracting officers may delegate contract administration or specialized support services, either through interagency agreements or by direct request to the cognizant CAO listed in…
  • FAR 50.102-1 Delegation of authority.
    An agency head may delegate in writing authority under Pub. L. 85-804 and E.O. 10789, subject to the following limitations: (a) Authority delegated shall be to a level high enough to ensure uniformity of action. (b) Authority to approve r…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    … or offerors. (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this section, the USD(A&S) has delegated authority to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP) to approve or disapprove the policies, pro…
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    …hall be qualified by training and experience commensurate with the responsibilities to be delegated in accordance with agency procedures; (4) May not be delegated responsibility to perform functions that have been delegated under 42.202 to…
  • FAR 11.601 Definitions.
    …rder 12919, or the Selective Service Act and related statutes and Executive Order 12742. Delegate Agency means a Government agency authorized by delegation from the Department of Commerce to place priority ratings on contracts or orders ne…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    (a) The contracting officer normally delegates the following contract administration functions to a CAO. The contracting officer may retain any of these functions, except those in paragraphs (a)(5), (a)(9), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this sect…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …for DoD also means elements designated by the director of a defense agency which has been delegated contracting authority through its agency charter. DoD contracting activities are listed at PGI 202.101. Contracting officer's representativ…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    …mitment. (3) The ratification authority in subparagraph (b)(2) of this subsection may be delegated in accordance with agency procedures, but in no case shall the authority be delegated below the level of chief of the contracting office. (…
  • FAR 1.603-3 Appointment.
    …es of all appointments that have not been terminated. (b) Agency heads are encouraged to delegate micro-purchase authority to individuals who are employees of an executive agency or members of the Armed Forces of the United States who will…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ts. Contracting activity means an element of an agency designated by the agency head and delegated broad authority regarding acquisition functions. Contracting office means an office that awards or executes a contract for supplies or serv…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …e, shall be negotiated by a contracting officer in the contracting office, or an ACO when delegated by the contracting officer. When the negotiation authority is delegated, the ACO shall coordinate the proposed agreement with the contractin…
  • FAR 41.101 Definitions.
    …ed, owned, operated, and maintained by the utility supplier (see Termination liability). Delegated agency means an agency that has received a written delegation of authority from GSA to contract for utility services for periods not exceedi…
  • DFARS 206.304 Approval of the justification.
    (a)(4) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) may delegate this authority to— (A) An Assistant Secretary of Defense; or (B) For a defense agency, an officer or employee serving in, assigned, or detailed to that agenc…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    … Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) or the Principal Deputy. This authority may not be delegated below the level of an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (B) For all other cases, the designated official is the Director of the Defense Contr…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    …payment administration in accordance with any applicable payment clauses. (13)(A) Do not delegate the responsibility to make payments to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). (B) Follow the procedures at PGI 242.302(a)(13)(B) for…
  • DFARS 247.573 General.
    (a) Delegated authority. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2631(b)(2), the Secretary of Defense has delegated (see PGI 247.573) the authority to make determinations either that a U.S.-flag vessel is not available at a fair and reasonable rate for comme…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …g officer at the procuring contracting office, even when contract administration has been delegated to the Defense Contract Management Agency. (ii) Submit the consolidated SSR for an individual subcontracting plan to the “Department of Def…
  • FAR 1.601 General.
    …s are vested in the agency head. The agency head may establish contracting activities and delegate broad authority to manage the agency's contracting functions to heads of such contracting activities. Contracts may be entered into and signe…
  • FAR 1.602-1 Authority.
    …indings. Contracting officers may bind the Government only to the extent of the authority delegated to them. Contracting officers shall receive from the appointing authority (see 1.603-1) clear instructions in writing regarding the limits o…
  • FAR 1.707 Signatory authority.
    …d by the appropriate official in accordance with agency regulations. Authority to sign or delegate signature authority for the various D&F's is as shown in the applicable FAR part.
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …ty ethics officials described in 5 CFR 2638.204, to whom authority under 3.104-6 has been delegated by the designated agency ethics official; and (2) Alternate designated agency ethics officials described in 5 CFR 2638.202(b). Compensatio…
  • FAR 3.104-7 Violations or possible violations.
    …ct or execute the contract modification after notifying the agency head. (g) The HCA may delegate his or her authority under this subsection to an individual at least one organizational level above the contracting officer and of General Of…
  • FAR 3.703 Authority.
    …8 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 201-224). Executive Order 12448, November 4, 1983, delegates the President's authority under the Act to the heads of the executive agencies and military departments. (b) 41 U.S.C. 2105(c) requires a F…
  • FAR 5.502 Authority.
    …ers is vested in the head of each agency (44 U.S.C. 3702). This approval authority may be delegated (5 U.S.C. 302 (b)). Contracting officers shall obtain written authorization in accordance with agency procedures before advertising in newsp…
  • FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    …s the level to which the agency head authority in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section is delegated. (3) The requirements in paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of this section shall apply to any contract in an amount greater than the simplified acq…
  • FAR 6.302-7 Public interest.
    …Administration; or (ii) the head of any other executive agency. This authority may not be delegated. (2) The Congress shall be notified in writing of such determination not less than 30 days before award of the contract. (3) If required b…
  • FAR 9.503 Waiver.
    … conflict, and requires approval by the agency head or a designee. Agency heads shall not delegate waiver authority below the level of head of a contracting activity.
  • FAR 11.603 Procedures.
    …see 15 CFR 700.17); and limitations on placing rated orders (see 15 CFR 700.18). (b) The Delegate Agencies have been given authority by the Department of Commerce to place rated orders in support of approved programs (see Schedule I of the…
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    (a) Agency heads are encouraged to delegate micro-purchase authority (see 1.603-3). (b) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card shall be the preferred method to purchase and to pay for micro-purchases (see 2.101). (c) Purchases at or …
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …determination that the bid be neither withdrawn nor corrected. (e) Heads of agencies may delegate their authority to make the determinations under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this 14.407-3 to a central authority, or a limited numb…
  • FAR 17.502-2 The Economy Act.
    …t that, if the servicing agency is not covered by the FAR, approval of the D&F may not be delegated below the senior procurement executive of the requesting agency. (3) The requesting agency shall furnish a copy of the D&F to the servicing…
  • FAR 17.602 Policy.
    …er 33, and the agency's regulations governing such contracts. This authority shall not be delegated. Every contract so authorized shall show its authorization upon its face. (b) Agencies may authorize management and operating contracts onl…
  • FAR 19.800 General.
    …des or sole source awards before considering small business set-asides. (e) When SBA has delegated its 8(a) program contract execution authority to an agency, the contracting officer must refer to its agency supplement or other policy dire…
  • FAR 19.804-3 SBA acceptance.
    …racting officer to negotiate directly with the identified 8(a) participant. Where SBA has delegated its contract execution functions to a contracting agency, SBA will also identify that delegation in its acceptance letter. For a joint ventu…
  • FAR 22.803 Responsibilities.
    …f orders necessary to achieve the purposes of E.O. 11246. (b) The Secretary of Labor has delegated authority and assigned responsibility to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the Secretary by E…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …llegations, the head of the executive agency, in accordance with agency procedures, shall delegate to an authorized agency official, such as the agency suspending and debarring, the responsibility to— (A) Expeditiously conduct an administr…
  • FAR 22.1802 Policy.
    …ts, either temporarily or for the period of performance. This waiver authority may not be delegated. (e) DHS and the Social Security Administration (SSA) may terminate a contractor's memorandum of understanding (MOU) and deny access to the…
  • FAR 26.505 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
    …r the general public (see subpart 9.4). The waiver authority of the agency head cannot be delegated.
  • FAR 27.306 Licensing background patent rights to third parties.
    …n justification in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section. The agency head may not delegate this authority and may exercise the authority only if it is determined that the— (1) Use of the invention by others is necessary for the pra…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.