[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR1.102-4]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 1_FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart 1.1_Purpose, Authority, Issuance

 

Sec. 1.102-4  Role of the acquisition team.



    (a) Government members of the Team must be empowered to make 

acquisition decisions within their areas of responsibility, including 

selection, negotiation, and administration of contracts consistent with 

the Guiding



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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 contract.

    (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 Government is committed to provide training, professional 

development, and other resources necessary for maintaining and improving 

the knowledge, skills, and abilities for all Government participants on 

the Team, both with regard to their particular area of responsibility 

within the System, and their respective role as a team member. The 

contractor community is encouraged to do likewise.

    (d) The System will foster cooperative relationships between the 

Government and its contractors consistent with its overriding 

responsibility to the taxpayers.

    (e) The FAR outlines procurement policies and procedures that are 

used by members of the Acquisition Team. If a policy or procedure, or a 

particular strategy or practice, is in the best interest of the 

Government and is not specifically addressed in the FAR, nor prohibited 

by law (statute or case law), Executive order or other regulation, 

Government members of the Team should not assume it is prohibited. 

Rather, absence of direction should be interpreted as permitting the 

Team to innovative and use sound business judgment that is otherwise 

consistent with law and within the limits of their authority. 

Contracting officers should take the lead in encouraging business 

process innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound.



[60 FR 34734, July 3, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 44804, Aug. 22, 1997]