48 CFR § 242.705-1 - 242.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.

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title: "48 CFR § 242.705-1 - 242.705-1   Contracting officer determination procedure."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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section_name: "242.705-1   Contracting officer determination procedure."
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chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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part_number: "242"
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# 242.705-1 242.705-1   Contracting officer determination procedure.

(a) *Applicability and responsibility.* (1) The corporate administrative contracting officer and individual administrative contracting officers shall jointly decide how to conduct negotiations. Follow the procedures at PGI 242.705-1(a)(1) when negotiations are conducted on a coordinated basis.

[70 FR 67920, Nov. 9, 2005]