[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR3452.202-1]

[Page 145]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
       CHAPTER 34--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
Sec. 3452.202-1  Definitions.

    As prescribed in 3402.201, insert the following clause in 
solicitations and contracts:

                         Definitions (AUG 1987)

    (a) The term Secretary or Head of the Agency (also called Agency 
Head) means the Secretary or Under Secretary of the Department of 
Education; and the term his/her duly authorized representative means any 
person, persons, or board authorized to act for these officials.
    (b) The term contracting officer means a person with the authority 
to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related 
determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized 
representatives of the contracting officer acting within the limits of 
their authority as delegated by the contracting officer.
    (c) The term Contracting Officer's Technical Representative means 
the person representing the Government for the purpose of technical 
monitoring of contract performance. The Contracting Officer's Technical 
Representative (COTR) is not authorized to issue any instructions or 
directions which effect any increases or decreases in the scope of work 
or which would result in the increase or decrease of the cost or price 
of this contract or a change in the delivery dates or performance period 
of this contract.
    (d) The term Department or ED means the Department of Education.
    (e) Except as otherwise provided in this contract, the term 
subcontract includes, but is not limited to, purchase orders and changes 
and modifications to purchase orders under this contract.

                             (End of clause)