[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: 48CFR801.670-5]



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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. 801.670-5  Letters of agreement.



    (a) Authority to execute, award, and administer letters of agreement 

(subject to the limitation prescribed in 837.2) is delegated to the 

following:

    (1) General Counsel.

    (2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management.

    (3) Under Secretary for Health.

    (4) Under Secretary for Benefits.

    (5) Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.

    (6) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Materiel 

Management

    (7) Inspector General.

    (8) Directors, Regional Medical Education Centers (limited to 

obtaining instructors and training pursuant to section 7471 of Title 38, 

United States Code).

    (9) Directors, Domiciliary and Medical Centers and Research and 

Development Service Directors authorized to sign for the Chief Research 

and Development Officer (limited to obtaining peer review of research 

(see 837.2)).

    (b) The contracting officers named in paragraphs (a) (1) through (7) 

of this section may designate one or more subordinates, and authority to 

execute letters of agreement is hereby delegated to such subordinates. 

Such subordinates will be no more than one organizational level below 

the contracting officers designated in paragraph (a) of this section, 

except that the Under Secretary for Health may designate the Veterans 

Integrated Service Network Directors. All such designations will be in 

writing, will specifically state the scope and limitations of the 

designees' contractual authority, and will also specifically prohibit 

further delegation by the designees. Copies of the delegation will be 

submitted to the Office of Acqusition and Materiel Management, 

Acquisition Administration Team.

    (c) Copies of all letters of agreement issued by the designees 

identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section will be forwarded 

to the servicing contracting activity in order that the procurement 

action may be entered into the Federal Procurement Data System.



[49 FR 12583, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 50 FR 791, Jan. 7, 1985. 

Redesignated at 52 FR 24010, June 26, 1987, and further amended at 54 FR 

31964, Aug. 3, 1989; 54 FR 40062, Sept. 29, 1989; 61 FR 11586, Mar. 21, 

1996; 63 FR 69218, Dec. 16, 1998]