48 CFR § 1301.103 - 1301.103 Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1301.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 1301.103 - 1301.103   Authority."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1301.103"
section_name: "1301.103   Authority."
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1301"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 414; 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 10570, Mar. 8, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1301"
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# 1301.103 1301.103   Authority.

The CAR is issued under the authority of section 22 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 418b), and FAR Subpart 1.3 by the Department Procurement Executive pursuant to a delegation initiating from the Secretary of Commerce.