48 CFR § 401.603-1 - 401.603-1 General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s401.603-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 401.603-1 - 401.603-1   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "401.603-1"
section_name: "401.603-1   General."
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 40 U.S.C. 486(c)."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 81015, Oct. 7, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "401"
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# 401.603-1 401.603-1   General.

The SPE may delegate contracting authority to the extent authorized by general written delegation of acquisition authority appointing qualified individuals as contracting officers, in accordance with selection and appointment procedures as stated in the USDA Contracting Desk Book.