[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: 48CFR817.402] [Page 183] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PART 817_SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS--Table of Contents Subpart 817.4_Leader Company Contracting Sec. 817.402 Limitations. (a) Except as provided in 817.402(b), no leader company contracts shall be initiated or consummated. (b) The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Materiel Management (90) may designate a contracting officer to enter into a leader company contract when considered beneficial to the Department and the Government. When a contracting officer is designated the authority to enter into a leader company contract, the designation will be by name for a specific contract. The proposed contract with a determination and finding will be submitted for legal review in accordance with 801.602- 71. [49 FR 12608, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 980, Jan. 11, 1989; 54 FR 40064, Sept. 29, 1989] [[Page 184]]