[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR702.170-10] [Page 11] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 7--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PART 702_DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS--Table of Contents Subpart 702.170_Definitions Sec. 702.170-10 Head of the contracting activity. (a) The heads of USAID contracting activities are listed below. The limits of their contracting authority are set forth in 701.601. (1) USAID/Washington Heads of Contracting Activities: (i) Director, Office of Procurement; (ii) Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance; and (iii) Director, Center for Human Capacity Development (G/HCD). (2) Overseas Heads of Contracting Activities: Each Mission Director or principal USAID officer at post (e.g. USAID Representative, USAID Affairs Officer, etc.) (b) Individuals serving in the positions listed in (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section in an ``Acting'' capacity may exercise the authority delegated to that position. [53 FR 4980, Feb. 19, 1988, as amended at 56 FR 67224, Dec. 30, 1991; 61 FR 39091, July 26, 1996; 62 FR 40466, July 29, 1997]