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96 sections with “delegate”: 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…
  • DFARS 239.7405 Delegated authority for telecommunications resources.
    …nts relating to this contracting authority, which the General Services Administration has delegated to DoD.
  • DFARS 241.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
    (1) The contracting officer may enter into a utility service contract related to the conveyance of a utility system for a period not to exceed 50 years (10 U.S.C. 2688(d)(2)). (2) The contracting officer may enter into an energy savings co…
  • 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…
  • 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 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…
  • DFARS 219.800 General.
    … the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), 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…
  • 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 1.604 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
    …e COR's duties and responsibilities; (b) A copy of the contract administration functions delegated to a contract administration office which may not be delegated to the COR (see 1.602-2(d)(4)); and (c) Documentation of COR actions taken i…
  • 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 8.402 General.
    …rded to provide supplies and services at stated prices for given periods of time. 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 Supp…
  • 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 38.000 Scope of part.
    …stration (see Subpart 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules, for additional information). GSA may delegate certain responsibilities to other agencies (e.g., GSA has delegated authority to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to procure medical s…
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.247-52 Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points.
    …ollowing requirements unless clearance and documentation requirements have been expressly delegated to the Contractor: (a) At least 10 days before shipping cargo to a water port, the Contractor shall obtain an Export Release from the Gover…
  • 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 216.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …he senior contracting official within the contracting activity. This authority may not be delegated. (ii) For contracts (including indefinite-delivery contracts) and orders in which the portion of the requirement performed on a time-and-ma…
  • 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 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    … (b) The authority to make decisions and the accountability for the decision made will be delegated to the lowest level within the System, consistent with law. (c) The Team must be prepared to perform the functions and duties assigned. The…
  • 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 3.1104 Mitigation or waiver.
    … of a personal conflict of interest or grant a waiver. (c) This authority shall not be redelegated.
  • 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 11.601 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 11.602 General.
    …and facilities in such a manner as to promote these approved programs. (b) The President delegated the priorities and allocations authorities of the Defense Production Act in Executive Order 12919. As part of that delegation, the President…
  • 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 …

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