48 CFR § 3001.603-1 - 3001.603-1 General.

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title: "48 CFR § 3001.603-1 - 3001.603-1   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "3001.603-1"
section_name: "3001.603-1   General."
chapter_number: 30
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION (HSAR)"
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part_number: "3001"
part_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301-302, 41 U.S.C. 1707, 41 U.S.C. 1702, 41 U.S.C. 1303(a)(2), 48 CFR part 1, subpart 1.3, and DHS Delegation Number 0702."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3001.603-1 3001.603-1   General.

Under DHS Delegations, the Heads of the Contracting Activity (HCA), with authority to redelegate no lower than the Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO), are authorized to select and appoint contracting officers and terminate their appointment.

[68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 25767, May 2, 2006]