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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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56 sections with “authority delegated”: the first 40

  • FAR 41.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
    (a) Statutory authority. (1) The General Services Administration (GSA) is authorized by 40 U.S.C. 501 to prescribe policies and methods governing the acquisition and supply of utility services for Federal agencies. This authority includes r…
  • FAR 1.602-1 Authority.
    (a) Contracting officers have authority to enter into, administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. Contracting officers may bind the Government only to the extent of the authority delegated to them. Cont…
  • 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 239.7405 Delegated authority for telecommunications resources.
    …o exceed a total of 10 years. See PGI 239.7405 for documents relating to this contracting authority, which the General Services Administration has delegated to DoD.
  • DFARS 241.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
    …s contract under 10 U.S.C. 2913 for a period not to exceed 25 years. (3) See 217.174 for authority to enter into multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources. (4) See PGI 241.103 for statutory authorities and maximum …
  • DFARS 250.102-1 Delegation of authority.
    (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 (…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    …section, means the act of approving an unauthorized commitment by an official who has the authority to do so. Unauthorized commitment, as used in this subsection, means an agreement that is not binding solely because the Government represe…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … 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 services and perform…
  • FAR 5.502 Authority.
    (a) Newspapers. Authority to approve the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers 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 …
  • FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2). (2) When the agency's need for the supplies or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agen…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ion that fabricates an electronic part under a contract with, or with the express written authority of, the original component manufacturer based on the original component manufacturer's designs, formulas, and/or specifications. Compromise…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …R for an individual subcontracting plan to the “Department of Defense.” (2) For DoD, the authority to acknowledge receipt or reject reports in eSRS is as follows: (i) The authority to acknowledge receipt or reject the ISR resides with the…
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    …office, but may be assigned some duties at 42.302 by the contracting officer; (5) Has no authority to make any commitments or changes that affect price, quality, quantity, delivery, or other terms and conditions of the contract nor in any …
  • FAR 6.302-7 Public interest.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(7)or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(7). (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when the agency head determines that it is not in the public interest in the particular acquisition concerned…
  • FAR 17.502-2 The Economy Act.
    …ult in a contract or an order, then the FAR does not apply. The Economy Act also provides authority for placement of orders between major organizational units within an agency; procedures for such intra-agency transactions are addressed in …
  • FAR 43.202 Authority to issue change orders.
    Change orders shall be issued by the contracting officer except when authority is delegated to an administrative contracting officer (see 42.202(c)).
  • DFARS 205.502 Authority.
    (a) Newspapers. Heads of contracting activities are delegated authority to approve the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers.
  • 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 219.800 General.
    …the SBA has delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) its authority under paragraph 8(a)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) to enter into 8(a) prime contracts, and its authority under 8(a)(1)(…
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    …sistent with the Guiding Principles. In particular, the contracting officer must have the authority to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with law, to determine the application of rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific c…
  • FAR 1.603-3 Appointment.
    …an SF 1402, Certificate of Appointment, which shall state any limitations on the scope of authority to be exercised, other than limitations contained in applicable law or regulation. Appointing officials shall maintain files containing copi…
  • FAR 17.602 Policy.
    (a) Heads of agencies, with requisite statutory authority, may determine in writing to authorize contracting officers to enter into or renew any management and operating contract in accordance with the agency's statutory authority, or 41 U.…
  • DFARS 208.7002 Assignment authority.
    (a) Under the DoD Coordinated Acquisition Program, contracting responsibility for certain commodities is assigned to a single department, agency, or the General Services Administration (GSA). Commodity assignments are made— (1) To the depa…
  • DFARS 216.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …nt performed on a time-and-materials or labor-hour basis exceeds $1 million, the approval authority for the determination and findings shall be the senior contracting official within the contracting activity. This authority may not be deleg…
  • FAR 19.800 General.
    …ble 8(a) participants on either a sole source or competitive basis. (c) Acting under the authority of the program, the SBA certifies to an agency that SBA is competent and responsible to perform a specific contract. The contracting officer…
  • FAR 25.402 General.
    (a)(1) The Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) provides the authority for the President to waive the Buy American statute and other discriminatory provisions for eligible products from countries that have signed an international …
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … Disputes clause on matters in which the administrative contracting officer (ACO) has the authority to take definitive action. (11) In connection with Cost Accounting Standards (see 48 CFR 30.601 and 48 CFR chapter 99)— (i) Determine the …
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …he Under Secretary of 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…
  • DFARS 236.270 Expediting construction contracts.
    …Military Construction Appropriations Act, if additional costs are involved. This approval authority may not be redelegated. The approval authority must— (1) Certify that the additional expenditures are necessary to protect the National int…
  • DFARS 246.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …fund, see subpart 242.71. (S-70) The head of the design control activity is the approval authority for acceptance of any nonconforming aviation or ship critical safety items or nonconforming modification, repair, or overhaul of such items …
  • 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…
  • FAR 1.604 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
    …(d)(4)); and (c) Documentation of COR actions taken in accordance with the delegation of authority.
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …ated person, including— (1) Deputy 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 i…
  • FAR 3.1104 Mitigation or waiver.
    …s that provide mitigation of a personal conflict of interest or grant a waiver. (c) This authority shall not be redelegated.
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …ime. GSA may delegate certain responsibilities to other agencies (e.g., GSA has delegated authority to the VA to procure medical supplies under the VA Federal Supply Schedules program). Orders issued under the VA Federal Supply Schedule pro…
  • FAR 19.814 Requesting a formal size determination (8(a) sole source requirements).
    …A's 8(a) contract execution functions, where applicable, or the SBA program official with authority to execute the 8(a) contract; (3) The SBA District Director in the district office that services the 8(a) participant or the Associate Admi…
  • FAR 22.803 Responsibilities.
    …ecessary 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.O. 11246,…
  • FAR 22.1802 Policy.
    …ntracts or subcontracts, 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) a…
  • FAR 26.505 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
    …e detriment of the Federal Government or the general public (see subpart 9.4). The waiver authority of the agency head cannot be delegated.
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …racting 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 contracting officer before executing the advance agreement. (f) Befo…

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.