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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “senior contracting official”

  • FAR 36.303-1 Phase One.
    … approved by the head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than the senior contracting official within the contracting activity. In civilian agencies, for this paragraph (a)(4), the senior contracting official is the a…
  • DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.
    …der subchapter II of chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code; (B) In a position in the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code; or (C) In a general or flag officer position compensated…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 216.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …xceeds $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 delegated. (ii) For contracts (including indefinite-delivery c…
  • DFARS 236.303-1 Phase One.
    …ion; or (B) The head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than the senior contracting official within the contracting activity, approves the contracting officer's decision with respect to an individual solicitation, t…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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 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 4.2104 Waivers.
    …rant a waiver to the prohibition at 4.2102(a)(2), the agency must— (i) Have designated a senior agency official for supply chain risk management, responsible for ensuring the agency effectively carries out the supply chain risk management …
  • 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 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 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …ct performance such agreements shall be reported promptly after negotiation thereof. (n) Seniority List. Not less than 10 days prior to completion of any contract being performed at a Federal facility where service employees may be retaine…
  • DFARS 203.170 Business practices.
    …ward, departments and agencies shall adhere to the following best practice policies: (a) Senior leaders shall not perform multiple roles in source selection for a major weapon system or major service acquisition. (b) Vacant acquisition po…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 225.7705-2 Waiver of prohibition.
    …with an estimated lifecycle cost of $1 million or more, but less than $20 million, by the senior U.S. officer in the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. (3) In the case of a program or project with an estimated lifecycle cost…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …n 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the authority to formally assume responsibility for operating an information system at an acceptable level o…

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.