[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 7] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR3002.101] [Page 66] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 30--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION (HSAR) PART 3002_DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS--Table of Contents Subpart 3002.1_Definitions Sec. 3002.101 Definitions. Subpart 3002.1_Definitions Sec. 3002.101 Definitions. Subpart 3002.2_Abbreviations 3002.270 Abbreviations. Authority: 41 U.S.C. 418b (a) and (b). Source: 68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, unless otherwise note. Chief Information Officer (CIO) means the Director of the Office of the CIO. Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO) means the individual(s) responsible for managing the contracting office(s) within an organizational element (OE). Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) means the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE). Contracting activity includes all the contracting offices within an OE and is the same as the term ``procuring activity.'' Contracting officer means an individual authorized by virtue of position or by appointment to perform the functions assigned by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation. Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) means the individual responsible for direct management of the entire acquisition function within an organizational element. Head of the Agency means the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, or, by delegation, the Under Secretary of Management. ``Legal counsel'' means the Department of Homeland Security Office of General Counsel or OE office providing legal services to the contracting organization. Legal review means review by legal counsel. Major system means an acquisition as defined in Management Directive Number 1400, Investment Review Process. Micro-purchase threshold means $2,500 (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3013-70), except it means-- (1) $2,000 for construction subject to the Davis-Bacon Act; and (2) $7,500 for acquisitions of supplies or services, except for construction subject to the Davis-Bacon, if the Secretary determines in writing that the mission of the Department (described in Pub. L. 107- 296, Sec. 101) would be seriously impaired without the use of such authorities, Act (Pub. L. 107-296, section 833). Organizational Element (OE) means the following entities for purposes of this chapter: (1) Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP); (2) Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); (3) DHS Office of Procurement Operations (OPO); (4) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Includes all elements of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate); (5) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC); (6) Transportation Security Administration (TSA); (TSA is exempt from the HSAR and HSAM according to the ``Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001''); (7) U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); and (8) U.S. Secret Service (Secret Service). Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) for the Department of Homeland Security is the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). Simplified acquisition threshold means $100,000 (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3013-70), except that for acquisitions of supplies or services that, if the Secretary determines in writing that the mission of the Department (described in Pub. L. 107-296, section 101) would be seriously impaired without the use of such authorities from November 25, 2002 to December 30, 2007 (Pub. L. 107-296, section 833(c)), the term means-- (1) $200,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States; and (2) $300,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States.