[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: 48CFR801.603-70]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 801_VETERANS AFFAIRS ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart 801.6_Career Development, Contracting Activity, and 

                            Responsibilities

 

Sec. 801.603-70  Representatives of contracting officers.



    (a) In carrying out the responsibilities of FAR 1.602-2, the 

contracting officer may designate another Government contracting 

officer, or other Government employees, or another contractor:

    (1) To furnish technical guidance and advice or generally supervise 

the work performed under the contract. Such designations will be in 

writing and will define the scope and limitation of the representative's 

authority; and, will be addressed to the designee with a copy to be 

forwarded to the contractor except as indicated in 801.603-71. Except as 

provided in paragraph (c) of this section representatives will not be 

authorized to make any commitments or changes which will affect the 

price, quantity, quality or delivery terms. (All changes to a contract 

must be authorized by a contracting officer acting within the scope of 

his/her authority.)

    (2) To take actions authorized in the contract, such as issue 

delivery orders, reject unsatisfactory items, order replacement of such 

items (materials or services) and, when necessary, declare contractor in 

default on specific delivery orders. Except for blood, this authority 

will be delegated only to other Government contracting officers under 

centralized indefinite delivery type contracts and the contract will so 

state. Centralized contracts for blood will provide that contracting 

officers at ordering offices are authorized to designate representatives 

and alternate representatives to place delivery orders subject to the 

same restrictions stated in paragraph (a)(3) of this section.

    (3) To place oral or other informal delivery orders for items such 

as, but not limited to, bread, milk, and blood against local indefinite 

delivery type contracts on which blanket purchase arrangements have been 

established and funds have been obligated. The designation of 

representatives and alternates will be in writing and will define the 

scope and limitations of the representative's authority, and will be 

addressed to the employee(s) with a copy to the contractor. Such 

designations will be made only by the prime contracting officer and are 

not redelegable.

    (b) In the administration of research and development contracts, any 

representative appointed pursuant to this section must be acceptable 

both to the contracting officer and the administration head or staff 

office director concerned. When it is necessary to designate a 

representative under this paragraph (b), the clause in 852.270-1 will be 

observed.



[49 FR 12583, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 52 FR 24010, June 26, 1987; 

54 FR 40062, Sept. 29, 1989]