[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 48CFR301.270]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                  CHAPTER 3--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 301_HHS ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart 301.2_Administration

 

Sec. 301.270  Executive Committee for Acquisition.





    (a) The Director, Office of Acquisition Management and Policy has 

established the Executive Committee for Acquisition (ECA) to assist and 

facilitate the planning and development of departmental acquisition 

policies and procedures and to assist in responding to other agencies 

and organizations concerning policies and procedures impacting the 

Federal acquisition process.

    (b) The ECA consists of members and alternates from the Office of 

Acquisition Management, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Program Support Center, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug 

Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian 

Health Service, National Institutes of Health, and Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services Administration. The ECA is chaired by the 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. All meetings will be held at 

the call of the Chair, and all activities will be carried out under the 

direction of the Chair.

    (c) The ECA, to facilitate the planning, development, and 

coordination of governmentwide and departmentwide acquisition policies 

and procedures, is to:

    (1) Advise and assist the Chair concerning major acquisition policy 

matters;

    (2) Review and appraise, at appropriate intervals, the overall 

effectiveness of existing policies and procedures; and

    (3) Review and appraise the impact of new major acquisition 

policies, procedures, regulations, and development on current 

acquisition policies and procedures.

    (d) The Chair will periodically issue a list of current members and 

alternates specifying the name, title, organization, address, and 

telephone number of each. The member organizations are responsible for 

apprising the Chair whenever a new member or alternate is to be 

appointed to the ECA, or an organizational change retitles the 

individual or organization.