48 CFR § 2806.501 - 2806.501 Requirement.

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title: "48 CFR § 2806.501 - 2806.501   Requirement."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "2806.501"
section_name: "2806.501   Requirement."
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMPETITION AND ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "2806"
part_name: "COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 510; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 28 CFR 0.75(j) and 0.76(j)."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 47118, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2806.501 2806.501   Requirement.

(a) The Director, Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), Justice Management Division (JMD), is designated as the DOJ Competition Advocate.

(b) The HCA or designee for each bureau will appoint an official to be the bureau Competition Advocate. The bureau Competition Advocate shall be vested with the overall responsibility for competition activities within his or her bureau. The delegated bureau Competition Advocate must be at or above the level of the BPC organizationally.