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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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26 sections with “chief acquisition officer”

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ncy means the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency. Alternate…
  • FAR 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.
    … 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 services to meet the needs of the agency…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …specified in 11.002(g) or a waiver of these requirements has been granted by the agency's Chief Information Officer. (iv) For information technology acquisitions, identify the applicable ICT accessibility standard(s). When an exception or …
  • FAR 4.604 Responsibilities.
    …nation, the contracting officer shall update FPDS to reflect the final decision. (c) The chief acquisition officer of each agency required to report its contract actions must submit to the General Services Administration (GSA), in accordan…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …imated 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 justified in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 657q…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …h (c)(11) of this section to the 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 …
  • FAR 31.101 Objectives.
    … the National Aeronautics and Space Administration require advance approval of the Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer. Class deviations for the Department of Defense require advance approval of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Cont…
  • DFARS 204.604 Responsibilities.
    … file documentation requirements of FAR 4.803(a). (3) By December 15th of each year, the chief acquisition officer of each DoD component required to report its contract actions shall submit to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contr…
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    … recommendation by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, on the basis of a risk assessment by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, that the…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …, the source selection authority, a member of a source selection evaluation board, or the chief of a financial or technical evaluation team in a procurement in which that contractor was selected for award of a contract in excess of $10,000,…
  • FAR 7.104 General procedures.
    …consular mission, the planner shall also consider inclusion of the combatant commander or chief of mission, as appropriate. The planner should review previous plans for similar acquisitions and discuss them with the key personnel involved i…
  • FAR 9.506 Procedures.
    …he contracting officer shall, before issuing the solicitation, submit for approval to the chief of the contracting office (unless a higher level official is designated by the agency)— (1) A written analysis, including a recommended course …
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    … portion of the product (see 7.105(b)(5)(iv), 39.204, and 39.205). (g) Unless the agency Chief Information Officer waives the requirement, when acquiring information technology using Internet Protocol, the requirements documents must inclu…
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …on on a list of concerns to be solicited in a specific acquisition. (4) Appealing to the chief of the contracting office any contracting officer's determination not to solicit a concern recommended by the SBA for a particular acquisition, …
  • FAR 19.602-1 Referral.
    … not meet the standard in 9.104-1(g); provided, that the determination is approved by the chief of the contracting office; or (ii) Is suspended or debarred under Executive Order 11246 or subpart 9.4. (b) If a partial set-aside is involved…
  • FAR 28.101-1 Policy on use.
    …nly separate bid bonds are acceptable in connection with construction contracts. (c) The chief of the contracting office may waive the requirement to obtain a bid guarantee when a performance bond or a performance and payment bond is requi…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …or 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 contractor's headquarters; (2) The four most highly compensated e…
  • FAR 39.001 Applicability.
    …gard to requirements for performance and results-based management; the role of the agency Chief Information Officer in acquisitions; and accountability. These requirements are addressed in OMB Circular No. A-130; and (b) Information and co…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …ser value if the contracting officer sees a potential for significant savings. Unless the chief of the contracting office authorizes its inclusion, the contracting officer shall not include a value engineering clause in solicitations and co…
  • FAR 52.242-4 Certification of Final Indirect Costs.
    … individual of the Contractor's organization at a level no lower than a vice president or chief financial officer of the business segment of the Contractor that submits the proposal. (b) Failure by the Contractor to submit a signed certifi…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …f the Navy, and the Space Force is a part of the Air Force). The defense agencies are the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Commissary Agency, the Defense Contract M…
  • DFARS 225.103 Exceptions.
    …cer for acquisitions valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (B) By the chief of the contracting office for acquisitions with a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but less than $2 million; or (C) By t…
  • DFARS 231.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …re of total incurred IR&D costs; or (2) The total amount of incurred IR&D costs that the chief executive officer of the contractor has determined will advance the needs of DoD for future technology and advanced capability as DoD describes …
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …s contract for a location outside of a medical treatment facility must be approved by the chief of the medical facility who is responsible for the area in which the services will be performed. (2) Services of clinical counselors, family ad…
  • DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.
    … officer, source selection authority, member of the source selection evaluation board, or chief of a financial or technical evaluation team for a contract in an amount in excess of $10 million. (b) The Contractor shall not knowingly provid…
  • DFARS 252.249-7002 Notification of Anticipated Contract Termination or Reduction.
    … the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)(i)); and (iv) The chief elected official of the unit of general local government within which the adverse effect may occur. (2) The notice provided an employee under p…

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.