48 CFR § 1401.7001-3 - 1401.7001-3 Administrative review and approval by bureaus and offices.

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title: "48 CFR § 1401.7001-3 - 1401.7001-3   Administrative review and approval by bureaus and offices."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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section_name: "1401.7001-3   Administrative review and approval by bureaus and offices."
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 5 U.S.C. 301."
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# 1401.7001-3 1401.7001-3   Administrative review and approval by bureaus and offices.

(a) Administrative review and approval requirements for contract actions shall be established by the HCA and issued as internal bureau procedures. At a minimum, the review and approval requirements must address a representative percentage of the overall contract actions within a bureau/office. The procedures shall include:

(1) Identifying the type and dollar amounts of the actions to be reviewed based on the volume and nature of the contracting office workload;

(2) Designating the stage(s) in the acquisition process when the review(s) shall be performed;

(3) Establishing review and approval levels based on the type and dollar amount of the action and the capabilities of the reviewing office;

(4) Specifying what information is required to review the action, which includes creating a review and approval form and mechanism for following up on the correction of deficiencies noted in the review; and

(5) Providing for periodic review of procedures and revision as required, to assure necessary controls are maintained.