[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: 48CFR416.405-2] [Page 116] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 4--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 416_TYPES OF CONTRACTS--Table of Contents Subpart 416.4_Incentive Contracts Sec. 416.405-2 Cost-plus-award-fee contracts. The HCA may designate an acquisition official other than the contracting officer as the fee determination official (FDO) to make the final determination of the award fee. The designated official must have warranted contracting authority at the same level as the contracting officer or higher, and shall not have participated in preparing the contractor performance evaluation. If the HCA does not designate an FDO, the chief of the contracting office shall act as the FDO. [61 FR 53646, Oct. 15, 1996. Redesignated at 63 FR 26995, May 15, 1998.]