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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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37 sections with “Senior Procurement Executive”

  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …estic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)). (v) Use alternate III of the clause in lieu of Alternate I of the clause in solicitations and contract…
  • DFARS 225.7503 Contract clauses.
    …estic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)), unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan. (4) Use the alternate III clause in…
  • FAR 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.
    …(1) Review the contracting operations of the agency and identify and report to the agency senior procurement executive and the chief acquisition officer— (i) Opportunities and actions taken to acquire commercial products and commercial ser…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …practicable for contracting officers to provide access through eBuy; or (C) The agency's senior procurement executive makes a written determination that access through e-Buy is not in the Government's interest. (4) When applicable, the do…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … NASA, and the Coast Guard, over $150 million), the justification must be approved by the senior procurement executive of the agency placing the order. This authority is not delegable, except in the case of the Under Secretary of Defense fo…
  • FAR 25.101 General.
    …to comply with each increased threshold for the items in the year of delivery, unless the senior procurement executive of the contracting agency allows for application of an alternate domestic content test for that contract under which the …
  • FAR 25.201 Policy.
    …to comply with each increased threshold for the items in the year of delivery, unless the senior procurement executive of the contracting agency allows for application of an alternate domestic content test for that contract under which the …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ruing, as recorded in the contractor's cost accounting records for the fiscal year. (ii) Senior executive means— (A) Prior to January 2, 1999— (1) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or any individual acting in a similar capacity at the co…
  • DFARS 225.101 General.
    …), use the domestic content threshold increases in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section. The senior procurement executive may approve application of an alternate domestic content test, under which the domestic content threshold in effect at th…
  • FAR 3.104-2 General.
    …specified in 3.104-3(d)(1)(ii), and any clauses required by 3.104 must be approved by the senior procurement executive of the agency, unless a law establishes a higher level of approval for that agency. (b) Agency officials are reminded th…
  • FAR 6.304 Approval of the justification.
    …ntract over $90 million or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, over $150 million, by the senior procurement executive of the agency designated pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1702(c) in accordance with agency procedures. This authority is not delega…
  • FAR 25.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    … domestic content threshold that will apply to the entire period of performance, when the senior procurement executive allows for application of an alternate domestic content test for the contract in accordance with 25.101(d). For contracts…
  • FAR 25.1102 Acquisition of construction.
    … domestic content threshold that will apply to the entire period of performance, when the senior procurement executive allows for application of an alternate domestic content test for the contract in accordance with 25.201(c). For contracts…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    … and (4) Is available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html. Senior procurement executive means, for DoD— (1) Department of Defense (including the defense agencies)—Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and S…
  • DFARS 216.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    (c) Multiple award preference—(1) Planning the acquisition. (ii)(D)(1) The senior procurement executive has the authority to make the determination authorized in FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1). (i) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3403(d)(3), when…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or involuntarily. Self-insurance includes the deductible portion of purchased insurance. Senior procurement executive means the individual appointed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1702(c) who is responsible for management direction of the acquisiti…
  • FAR 4.604 Responsibilities.
    (a) The Senior Procurement Executive in coordination with the head of the contracting activity is responsible for developing and monitoring a process to ensure timely and accurate reporting of contractual actions to FPDS. (b)(1) The respon…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …ng officers to provide access to the solicitation through the GPE; or (iii) The agency's senior procurement executive makes a written determination that access through the GPE is not in the Government's interest. (6) When an acquisition c…
  • FAR 6.501 Requirement.
    …. The advocates for competition shall— (a) Be in positions other than that of the agency senior procurement executive; (b) Not be assigned any duties or responsibilities that are inconsistent with 6.502; and (c) Be provided with staff or…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …solidation of requirements with an estimated total dollar value exceeding $2 million, the senior procurement executive (SPE) or chief acquisition officer (CAO) shall make a written determination that the consolidation is necessary and justi…
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …oving authority, without power of delegation, is— (i) For the Department of Defense, the senior procurement executive; or (ii) For the civilian agencies is the Deputy Secretary or equivalent. (g) In assessing whether cost savings and/or …
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …isition of commercial products or commercial services or as may be approved by the agency senior procurement executive, or the individual responsible for representing the agency on the FAR Council, without power of delegation.
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    … United States, delete clause 52.225-1 from the clause list at 52.213-4(b). (4) When the senior procurement executive allows for application of an alternate domestic content test for the contract in accordance with 25.101(d), so that the i…
  • FAR 17.502-2 The Economy Act.
    …cing 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 agency with the req…
  • FAR 17.504 Reporting requirements.
    (a) The senior procurement executive for each executive agency shall submit to the Director of OMB an annual report on interagency acquisitions, as directed by OMB. (b) The contracting officer for the servicing agency shall ensure that ser…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …he Agency Head and SBA Administrator; (13) Provides to the chief acquisition officer and senior procurement executive advice and comments on acquisition strategies, market research, and justifications related to consolidation of contract r…
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    … organization. (d) Exceptions to project labor agreement requirements—(1) Exception. The senior procurement executive may grant an exception from the requirements at 22.503(b), providing a specific written explanation of why at least one o…
  • FAR 41.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
    … contracting authority from GSA shall include a certification from the acquiring agency's Senior Procurement Executive that the agency has— (1) An established acquisition program; (2) Personnel technically qualified to deal with specializ…
  • DFARS 201.404 Class deviations.
    …n, OUSD(A&S)DPCAP is the approval authority within DoD for any class deviation. (ii) The senior procurement executives for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Directors of the Defense Commissary Agency, the Defense Contract Management A…
  • DFARS 209.571-4 Mitigation.
    … (d) For any acquisition that exceeds $1 billion, the contracting officer shall brief the senior procurement executive before determining that an offeror's mitigation plan is unacceptable.
  • DFARS 212.7003 Limitations.
    Contracting officers shall follow the procedures at PGI 212.7003 to obtain senior procurement executive approval to award a contract in excess of $100 million resulting from a CSO.
  • DFARS 217.204 Contracts.
    …ded by agencies other than NASA, DoD, or the Coast Guard. (iii) Obtain approval from the senior procurement executive before issuing an order against a task or delivery order contract subject to paragraph (e)(i) of this section, if perform…
  • DFARS 225.7021-3 National security waiver of disclosure.
    The senior procurement executive (SPE) may waive the disclosure requirements at 225.7021-2 if the SPE determines in writing that such disclosure would not be in the national security interests of the United States. This authority may not be…
  • DFARS 237.170-2 Approval requirements.
    …tment or agency. (2) For acquisitions exceeding $100 million, obtain the approval of the senior procurement executive. (b) Acquisition of services through use of a contract or task order issued by a non-DoD agency. Comply with the review,…
  • FAR 3.104-7 Violations or possible violations.
    …east one organizational level above the contracting officer and of General Officer, Flag, Senior Executive Service, or equivalent rank.
  • FAR 22.1302 Policy.
    …ployment service delivery system where the opening occurs, except for— (i) Executive and senior management positions; (ii) Positions to be filled from within the contractor's organization; and (iii) Positions lasting three days or less; …
  • DFARS 209.405 Effect of listing.
    …exemption authority to a level no lower than a general or flag officer or a member of the Senior Executive Service. (B) The official granting the exemption— (1) Shall promptly notify the Environmental Protection Agency suspending and deba…

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.